https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le How can I design and build a shelter that reduces heat transfer and keeps my ice cube penguin from melting? en-us 2017-01-19 20:10:48 UTC 2025-09-25 12:26:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png atsesoph https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148228605 Where do they live? - they live on the coast of South Africa
Body Description -  4-8 lbs, 20 inches tall, black stripe curving across chest, can not fly
Endangered - Yes
The Boulder Beach Penguins need saving. This is because of Global Warming and it is getting too hot for them to live.
I learned that black things get hotter and that plastic is a good insulator]]> 2017-01-19 20:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148228605 atsesoph https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148235675 We are testing materials to what will work best to use in our penguin home.
The top 3 insulators are:
-Aluminum
-White foam
-White felt
I will use the best insulators in my house. I will also make sure that I do not use any black materials because they absorb the light and heat.

]]> 2017-01-19 20:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148235675 atsesoph https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148873199 Here is a picture of our penguin home prototype on the bottom
We used aluminum for the roof. We also used Mylar for the floor. It is in the shape of a cylinder so that the heat could reflect to the sides instead of straight back up.
Our design succeeded! Our penguin didn't melt all the way. The percent loss was 44%, so we can hopefully improve that for our final home.

]]> 2017-01-23 20:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/148873199 atsesoph https://padlet.com/atsesoph/31tihzia04le/wish/150682347 Here is our shopping list at the bottom
We changed three things to our final home:
-added white foam to bottom to stop heat transfer
-sealed the door better so light and heat could not get in
-add cotton to the back to make the penguin more comfortable
Our prototype did better, the final percent loss was 48%


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