10/07/2026
How Do You Keep a Dumpling Warm? 🥟🔬
Mr. Chan has a problem: his restaurant's dumplings are getting cold before they reach his customers.
Could our middle school scientists help?
Mrs. Eng gave students the challenge—and chocolate chips, hot water, and several different wrapping materials—as tools to investigate heat transfer and insulation.
The surprise? Cloth proved to be a better insulator than foil.
Suddenly, wrapping food in cloth doesn't seem like just a pretty Asian tradition. There may be some science tucked inside that lunchbox, too.
Sometimes a good experiment leaves us with an answer. The best ones leave us looking at ordinary things a little differently.
