Will ice melt faster in a dish, tinfoil, or a plastic bag? Why?

Subject: Will ice melt faster in a dish, tinfoil, or a plastic bag? Why?

Posted by Tiffany Caruso
Grade level: 4-6
School: McKee Elementary
City: Charlotte State/Province: NC
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics

Message:

We're working on a science fair project.  Our results show that it melts 
fastest in a dish, and lasts longest in a plastic bag.  The tinfoil results 
are all over the board - I think because we handle it so much as we are 
looking to see if it is melted yet.  Does it have to do with the plastic 
holding the coldness in?  
HELP!!!  ASAP!!!

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