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Natural Insulators

CSEF · 2017 Materials Science (Junior Division Only)

William H. Bennett · McPherson Magnet School, Orange, Orange County

Overview

Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out which natural material is best insulator(best at resisting heat). Methods/Materials Cooler, natrual materials, microcontroler, controller/computer, fan, data logger, and heat source/lightbulb. Testing four materials each three times over a course of 30 minutes. Results From my testing I found that the best natrual insulator is the dirt. I found this out by making a rise rate table that displayed the average temparature rise rate over mintues. It showed that the dirt had the lowest average rise rate. Conclusions/Discussion The dirt was the best because of the density or the mass of the dirt. The dirt was dense and had lots of mass. It was better at filling in the spaces, which doesn't allow for air circulation.

Summary statement

It is about what material, natrual, is the best at resiting the heat nad is a better insulatuar.

Help received

I go help from my dad, with the data logging and all the computing systems.

Competition history

  • CSEF 2017 Materials Science (Junior Division Only) · Entry J1402

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