https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g Created by: Natalie Kornfeind en-us 2018-02-12 16:52:56 UTC 2025-11-03 00:21:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/230697625 Global warming is causing penguins in South Africa to overheat. When thy go into the water to cool off, birds are stealing their eggs. We need to build a home to protect them from the heat and from the birds steeling their eggs. How can I design and build a shelter that reduces heat transfer and keeps my ice cube penguin from melting?]]> 2018-02-12 16:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/230697625 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413261 The Boulder Beach Penguins need a house to protect the eggs and them from the sun. We tested many materials and the best insulators were aluminum, white foam, and mylar. ]]> 2018-02-16 16:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413261 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413493 Trays Demo: The plastic tray is an insulator. I know this because it didn't take the heat from my hand.
-The Metal Tray is a conductor. I know this because it transferred the heat out of my hand, making it feel cool.
Spoons demo: The metal heats up and cools off very quickly, its a conductor. The plastic is an insulator
Mylar vs Black: The black paper attracts the heat which causes the heat to rise.
Attic vs Floor: The air in the attic is closer to the heat lamp. The particles will spread out and move faster making the air lighter than the cool air on the first floor.


]]> 2018-02-16 16:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413493 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413744 After testing all types of materials we found the best insulators were aluminum, white foam, and mylar. Our design we a based off a cube. First we designed all four walls out of aluminum. Next we we used bubble wrap for the floor because its thick. Lastly, we use white foam and aluminum for the ceiling because white doesn't attacked the sun and aluminum stays cold, together they provide lots of protection.]]> 2018-02-16 16:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413744 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413932 (Sick, couldn't take picture before they added on to it)]]> 2018-02-16 16:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232413932 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232414235 After testing our prototype we found the success in our testing was that white foam and aluminum work really well for a roof. The problem was the walls were to thin. Overall we got good results and only lost 27% of the penguin.]]> 2018-02-16 16:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232414235 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232414575 We modified our home to make it even better. First we add white foam to the bottom to make the floor even thicker because that's where the heat was directly coming from. Next, we used tape to patch up holes and corners so it would be even stronger.]]> 2018-02-16 16:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232414575 kornnata https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232415428 We had the right idea using the white foam and aluminum but unfortunately our results didn't improve and actually went down. We lost 40% of the ice cube. If I could redesign the house I would add much more materials to made it even thicker and stronger!]]> 2018-02-16 16:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kornnata/yoo0h5xyu04g/wish/232415428