Sunday, March 27, 2011

Racing Beads (Conduction) Experiment

This video is an experiment that exemplifies conduction. Hot water is poured into the cup containing a wooden spoon, plastic spoon, a straw, and a metal knife. All of these utensils have a bead attached to the end of them with margarine acting as glue. As the heat travels up the utensils, the margarine melts, so the utensil with the bead that falls off first is the best conductor.

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