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In this experiment my aim is to try and distinguish what factors affect how well an object keeps warm. For practical purposes, in this experiment I shall be using water, as it is easy to get hold of.  

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Sc1 Investigation - Keeping things warm Aim In this experiment my aim is to try and distinguish what factors affect how well an object keeps warm. For practical purposes, in this experiment I shall be using water, as it is easy to get hold of. Prediction In this experiment I would expect to find that the heat of an object is affected by its surroundings. However, I do not think that all different factors will affect the results, which I will find. I will be using two factors for my experiment and these are; the type of material, and what heat transfer it prevents and also different colours of the same material. I think that the material that prevents conductional heat transfer will work worst in keeping the water warm. I also think that the material that prevents convectional heat transfer will work best in keeping the water warm. Colour wise I feel that...

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