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Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home
written by John Roeder
This student activity is designed to study energy flow and conservation. The rate at which the temperature of water increases in different containers is used to explore the insulating properties of the containers. Students are provided an introduction to heat flow and insulating properties of materials. Included are notes for instructors wishing to use this material.

This activity is part of a PTRA manual on Energy.
Book Title: Teaching about Energy
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
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= Laboratory
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© 2003 AAPT
Keywords:
efficiency, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency
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Metadata instance created January 17, 2006 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
May 21, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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J. Roeder, , in Teaching about Energy (2003), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72).
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J. Roeder, Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home, in Teaching about Energy (2003), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72>.
APA Format
Roeder, J. (2003). Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home. In Teaching about Energy. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72
Chicago Format
Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home." In Teaching about Energy. 2003. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72 (accessed 9 October 2024).
MLA Format
Roeder, John. "Teaching About Energy: Using Less Fuel to Heat and Cool Your Home." Teaching about Energy. 2003. 9 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3378&DocID=72>.
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