Our Lady of Good Counsel GNS

Ferrybank, Waterford

We have been learning all about winter and discussing the changes in weather. We discussed why we need to wear our winter clothes, to keep us warm.

The girls were shown two blocks of ice (snowwomen). We discussed whether a coat would keep one colder for longer or would it speed up the melting process.

We predicted which snow woman would melt first….and unsurprisingly a lot of the girls thought a coat would keep the snow woman warm, hence she should melt first, right?
However, the snowwoman without a coat, actually melted first and filled the bowl with water. Why is this? The coat acted as an insulator. Insulators do not allow the passage heat.
The children are excited and hoping for snow so they can build a snowman and put a jacket on it so it will last longer and not melt in the sun!