Convection Currents

Duration: 60 minutes

Grade Levels: 4-8

Explore how differences in density can create motion in liquids. Then reflect on a demonstration of convection currents in action.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

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Grade Levels: 4-8

Duration: 60 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Temperature, density, convection currents

Objectives:

  • Observe and analyze how temperature and density are related.
  • Apply their understanding of density to the phenomenon of convection currents.