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- 3rd - 6th
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Students experiment with water, temperature and paper to explore how convection currents occur and how they are used to explain the movement of the Earth's plates. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students work together to show convection currents in the air. They construct a paper propeller that be caused to spin due to the transfer of heat energy through the air. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students experiment to produce a visual convection current in the classroom and compare it to the images taken of convection cells in the Sun. They analzyce the source of thte Sun's energy and this type of energy transport. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use jars of water, parsley and heating plates to observe convection currents. They discuss the demonstration and consider how their observations might apply to architecture and building design. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students examine how differences in the temperature and salinity of the water help create ocean currents. They perform an experiment which shows how temperature affects the circulation of ocean water. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students study basic meteorology concepts. They build a simple barometer to measure air pressure. They explore the concepts of relative humidity, air convection currents and temperature inversionsand to discover their connection to weather prediction. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students view a film about convection currents. They observe convection as a result of heating in an experiment. They work together in groups to analzye their observations and draw conclusions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students participate in several activities that demonstrate the events that occurs during a thunderstorm. Students make convection currents, make it rain, and make a hot air balloon in simple hands-on activities that engage students to analyze why these events take place. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students listen as the teacher explains convection currents in the ocean. They experiment with finding a smoking match in the classroom with their eyes closed. Students discuss what might effect their ability to pinpoint the smoke source (fans, vents, windows). Students read handout and write a paragraph comparing their experiment and finding hydrothermal vents. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students observe the currents that occur through convection in water and relate them to the currents in molten rock in the Earth's mantle. They set up a convection current in a cake pan of water using a bag of ice on one end and an immersion heater on the other end. Full Review »
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