The Butter Test: How Bricks Stand Up to Heat

Much to the surprise of many children, the cardboard did not break after testing their first test! A few children hypothesized, “If there is a little rain, it will not break. But if there is a lot of rain, it will break.”

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So they decided to test this next theory.

The children all knew that in a typhoon, there is lots of water and wind. To simulate how the cardboard would react in that situation, they stood on the cardboard to agitate it and found that it came apart very quickly and easily!

They reflected on their cardboard tests, and everyone agreed that they should not use cardboard for the Butterfly House!

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What other materials Could we use?

Next, they wanted to test whether or not certain materials will stay cool when exposed to heat.

But first, they made predictions about which spoon might feel the hottest and which spoon would feel the least hot.

Next Steps

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After leaving the different spoons in hot water for one whole minute, they took out the spoons and tested each one.

The budding scientists determined that the metal spoon was the hottest, and the wooden spoon was the least hot, testing their theories on what material is best against heat.