Let’s investigate insulators planning sheet
Plan an investigation into the best heat insulators, with this investigation planning sheet, part of the Science in stories: Three Little Pigs lesson range.
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Electricity, Design
Six real-car cards provide data including price, range, fuel type, level of emissions produced and time to charge. Six customer cards provide background about customer needs. Pupils can cut up the cards, match cars to customers and answer questions using the data on the cards.
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