Help with my science report! It's on ways to insulate your home.?

Question

Could anybody give me any pointers on what subtitles to use, and how to set it out?

Answer 1

Resistance value: ie:R12, R14, R20, R40 there are others
R12 and R14 is most commonly used on outside walls..walls that face the outside, not inside room walls.

Vapour Barriers: Polyethelene: sheets of plastic used to prevent moisture getting at the insulation or drywall causing mould and destruction of the insulation and boarding/drywall

Blown insulation: usually used for attics. Poly is usually used as a type of ceiling before the dryway is installed and insulation is blown in by a machine.

Styrofoam is used sometimes in attics or rafters, can be up to 3" thick.

Caulking is sometimes used to seal the poly over the insulation to stop cold and heat

Electrical outlets should be insulated

Windows around the edges should be insulated between the wood and the window frame..with a special caulk or stuffing insulation in.

Foam guns..foam from a can is used to fill holes drilled for wiring and piping mostly on outside walls and holes leading to basement.

Tape is used mostly.. to tape the poly together to create a good vapour barrier.

lots of other ways and types of insulation.
It's been a long time since I did a report:
but I would start with
Weather conditions in the area
Resistance value of the insulation
Why use a higher insulation value in one area and not another
How a vapour barrier works or why it's needed
Inside room walls are often insulated for "noise" with a low R value insulation.

Hope this helps, best I can do
Someone else will give you a better answer
Good luck!

spell check is not working..so ignore errors.. plse.

Answer 2

Fiberous Insulation
(Fiberglass Insulation,
Cotton Insulation,
Mineral Wood Insulation,
Plastic Fiber Insulation)
Insulating Foams
(Urethane Foam,
Nitrogen-based Plastic Foam,
Cementitious Insulation,
Phenolic Foam)
Rigid Insulating Panels
(Composite Insulating Panels,
Straw Panels)

Answer 3

You should start your science report by stating what you need to find out and what your goal is I would put this under the sub-heading of "Hypothisis".
Then you need to put down the point of the experiment explaining why you are doing what you are doing - sub heading "Aim"
Then you need to put down how you are going to do what you are going to do - sub heading "Method"
Then you need to talk through your experiment in detail showing all your working out and illustrating any problems you had during the experiment - sub heading "Experiment"
Then you need to talk about how you would improve your experiment should you do it again - sub heading "Improvements"
Lastly you need to show your findings of the experiment and put down what it has told you and also what you need to do now to make sure that your findings are put to good use - sub heading "Conclusion"

I hope this was what you were after.

Answer 4

staying in the pink - for insualtion
draft dodging - for drafts/cracks/leaks
curtain call - for window treatments

Answer 5

sorry i really don't know