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Discover which variable prevents the most amount of heat loss through convection, conduction and radiation.  

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Mum's Mug of Hot Tea Plymstock School Sc1 Scientific Investigations Name: Sarah Blunt Tutor Group: 10DBG Group: 10X1 Aims of the investigation: The aim of the investigation is to discover which variable prevents the most amount of heat loss through convection, conduction and radiation. Another aim of the experiment is to find the best insulator out of the materials given. What factors might affect it? * The temperature of the room * The amount of water in beaker * The size of beaker * The type of insulator * The time left between readings When you do your experiment, you will only investigate (look at) one of these factors: The factor I will change will be the type of insulator the beaker of water will be covered with. I will keep one beaker without any insulation (control), of the other three, one will be covered with foil, one with a nappy and one beaker will have a lid. Predict the effect of your factor and...

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