Does it stay warm?
Subtitle: all about heat insulators and conductors
By: by Angela Royston
Series: All about materials; All about materials
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780749687236
Subjects: Heat; Juvenile literature; Conduction; Insulation (Heat); Experiments; Materials science
Description: A hands-on approach to finding out which materials make good insulators and which make good conductors and the many ways we use them in our society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Passing heat on; title: Measuring temperature; title: Heat conductors; title: The heat race; title: Using heat conductors; title: Holding heat in; title: Using air to insulate; title: Insulating an animal's den; title: Insulating homes; title: Keeping things cold; title: Staying cool; title: Building materials; title: Super insulators.