Kitchen Utensils, Heat, Conductors and insulators.

Kitchen Utensils, Heat, Conductors and insulators

The saucepan was helping to heat the gravy,


Being stirred by a spoon made of wood.



“You should not be here, you might catch fire.



“You should not be here, you might catch fire.

We need a metal spoon,”

said the hood.

“It would only burn if it was put

“It would only burn if it was putRight into the gas

flame,”the hood was told.



“A metal spoon would be no use at all.



“A metal spoon would be no use at all.

It would soon be too hot to hold.”

“The cooker is right,”

the saucepan said.


the saucepan said.

“My handle is also made out of wood.


the saucepan said.


The heat from the gas cannot travel along it,


the saucepan said.


The heat from the gas cannot travel along it,

So it always stays cool, which is good.”

“My handle is made out of plastic,”

said the kettle.


said the kettle.

“And that also keeps away the heat.


said the kettle.


It also keeps away the electricity,


said the kettle.


It also keeps away the electricity,

And so for safety I cannot be beat.”

“I have heard many people say,”

said the window.


said the window.

“Something about me that is not true.


said the window.


They say that I keep out the cold,


said the window.


They say that I keep out the cold,

When keeping in the heat is the job that I do.”

“I have two panes of glass,”

the window said,


the window said,

“With a thin gap filled with air in between.


the window said,


I stop the heat in the kitchen escaping,


the window said,


I stop the heat in the kitchen escaping,

And through me that view can be seen.”

“Coldness is just a lack of heat,”

said the window.


said the window.

“And if the heat in the kitchen escaped through me.


said the window.


There would be not much heat left in the kitchen,


said the window.


There would be not much heat left in the kitchen,

And it would feel cold in there, do you see?”

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