Article: You’ll need a cooking pot, a stick of butter, and three types of spoons. The spoons you need are a wooden stirring spoon, a plastic cooking spoon, and a regular metal spoon.   You need to get spoons that are relatively long. If you put the spoon in the pot the handle should be coming out of the pot by about three or four inches. If you want a precise measurement for heat conduction you can also use thermometers. In that case, you’ll need three thermometers and electrical tape. Fill a cooking pot of any size about halfway full with water and place it on a normal stove burner. Boil water the same way you would if you were going to make spaghetti or pasta. While any pot will work, a shallow, broad pot might help you balance the butter on the spoons more easily. Take each of your three types of spoons and lay them in the water handle down. The bowl portion of the spoon should be comfortably out of the water.   You can place the spoons next to each other or facing away from each other. The bowl portion of the spoon will be at a diagonal. Try to make that diagonal as close to horizontal as possible by leaning the end of the handle that is in the water up against the side of the pot. If you are using thermometers to measure the heat conduction, tape the thermometers to the handles of each spoon before you put them in the water. Cut three slices of butter. You should cut them about a quarter inch each, but it isn’t that important. Now place one slice in each of the spoons.   Make sure they don’t slide into the water. Be careful not to touch the metal spoon as you place the butter on it. After about two minutes, come back and check the butter. You’ll notice that the butter on the metal spoon has melted significantly, the butter on the wooden spoon has melted a little bit, and the butter on the plastic spoon has barely melted at all. This is heat conduction at work.  Metal conducts heat better than wood, which conducts heat better than plastic. If you are using thermometers, check your thermometer readings after a few minutes. The same results will appear with specific numbers.
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Gather your materials. Boil a pot of water. Place the spoons in the water. Place butter on the spoons. Wait a few minutes and check the butter.
Article: Some senior citizens enjoy being out and about during the summer. There are a variety of activities that some senior citizens enjoy, including celebrating holidays with family and friends, walking out in the sun, and swimming. Find out what activities senior citizens enjoy doing and plan something fun to do. You can say something like, “What activities do you enjoy doing during the summer?” to gauge what the senior citizen is interested in and then plan something accordingly. Sometimes senior citizens receive gifts from family or friends that they do not know how to use because they are unfamiliar with the technology. Ask a senior citizen if they need help with using a device, such as an iPhone, and then show them how to use the device.  You can say something like, “Can I show you a few things on how to use that phone?” to open the conversation in a way that doesn’t sound condescending. Then, show them how to navigate the device and how to execute important functions, such as placing a call, texting, and using the contact list. If you have time and they are interested, show them how to download and play some games or use a fun app. . Most nursing homes have game nights and social nights that keep senior citizens occupied and socializing with others. Inquire as to how you can help at these events at your local nursing home. It is likely that they rely on volunteers like you to operate these events!
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Help with summertime activities. Show them how to use their electronic devices. Volunteer at a game night or social event.
Article: Arrange to have the lawn mowed and shrubbery trimmed. Cover any plants that are frost intolerant. Arrange to have your garden watered if necessary. Place tables, chairs, hammocks, delicate garden ornamentation, and other outdoor accessories in a garage, shed or storage unit. Leave nothing outdoors that can be blown about by a strong wind. Pleasure craft such as boats, ATVs, bicycles, canoes, kayaks and cars should be locked in a garage or storage shed. Block window views into this storage space.
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Protect the yard and garden. Store outdoor furniture. Lock away expensive vehicles.