Convection Currents

Items needed

Beaker

Water

Hot plate

Shavings from the pencil sharpener

Place a beater of water on the hot plate

Turn the heat of the hot plate to medium

Drop in the pencil sharpener shavings ( a small amount of them)

As the water warms the shavings will rise to the top. The water at the top will cool and the shavings will drop to the bottom of the beaker. This shows the conection current.

 

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