https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj Made with an open mind en-us 2017-02-25 19:12:31 UTC 2025-11-02 13:15:03 UTC hello@padlet.com eichemer https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156204316 * How can I design and build a shelter that reduces heat transfer and keeps my ice cube penguin from melting.
* Boulders Beach Penguins are an endangered species of penguin that live on the coast of South Africa. They are 4-8 pounds and are 20" tall. They have a black stripe curving across their chest. 
* These penguins need saving because global warming is making the penguins really hot, so they go cool off in the water, other animals steal their eggs. 
* The spoon, tray, and house demos taught me that metals are very good conductors of heat. ]]> 2017-02-25 19:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156204316 eichemer https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156205060 * On day 2, we tested different materials to see which ones were best to build our penguin house.
* The 3 best insulators
* mylar
* aluminum
* bubble wrap ]]> 2017-02-25 19:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156205060 eichemer https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156205390 * Our house consisted of mylar, cotton balls, and tape. The house was lined with cotton balls for insulation and was covered in mylar to reflect the heat. Tape held it all together.
* We put an ice cube (penguin) in the "hot box" and weighed it before and after 20 minutes of being in the hot box. We made some changes to our house because there were gaps in the house. Our percent loss was 34%.


]]> 2017-02-25 19:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156205390 eichemer https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156264476 * We fixed the gaps in our house and covered them up with mylar and tape.
* We could have made our house more insulated if we had more time although it was still very well insulated. Our final percent loss was 13%.]]> 2017-02-26 19:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eichemer/qlz9kuqd3nmj/wish/156264476