Insulators and Conductors

Objective: Describe insulators and conductors. Identify materials that are good insulators and conductors.

• Insulators are materials that do not allow heat to move easily through them.

What are Insulators?

Using your booklet, name materials that are insulators.

What do Insulators help do?

What are Conductors?

• Conductors are materials that allow heat to move easily through them.

Examples of Conductors

• Metal

• Glass

• Paper

Who’s Hungry???

To eat you must….• Decide which material I need to cook with.

Do I need to cook with an Insulator or a Conductor?

• Insulator- does not allow heat to travel through it easily.

• Conductor- does allow heat to travel through it easily.

And the Answer Is…

Conductor!!!