Using two to three sentences, summarize what you investigated and observed in this lab. What building material did you use to build your house? Did your results support or fail to support your hypotheses?

What were the densities of the materials you chose for the walls and floor for the home in Tiny World? Why do you think a building material's density is important when building homes or architectural structures?

Why wouldn’t you choose wood or aluminum for the latches on your house?

Which material has the highest thermal conductivity? Which material has the highest electrical conductivity? Explain why thermal and electrical conductivity is so high with this material.

Think about where you live now or where you have lived in the past; use complete sentences to describe this environment and the weather. What building materials do you believe would work well to build a home in that area? Explain why you chose these materials.