Heat Transfer Convection Currents Experiments PRINT and DIGITAL

This activity explores heat transfer and thermal energy, especially convection currents. It focuses on how the density of water changes based on whether it is hot or cold and explains convection currents on a molecular level. This resource walks students through 2 simple science lab experiments that demonstrate this exciting heat phenomenon! It includes:

• teacher directions, discussion questions, and extension activities
• 11 pages of background information about thermal energy, types of heat transfer (radiation, conduction, and convection), and the density of water
• 14 pages of student directions, walking them through the experiment step-by-step with photographs and videos
• a student response worksheet
• a scoring rubric
• a force copy link to a digital Google Slides version

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Credits: Graphics are by OpenClipart-Vectors, sourced via Pixabay and used with permission. The background is by Ivan Tamas, sourced via Pixabay and used with permission. All photos and videos were taken by Shea LaFountaine of LaFountaine of Knowledge. The border on page 28 was created by Chirp Graphics and used with permission. Fonts used include: Amatic SC by Vernon Adams and Coming Soon by Open Window. Fonts used with permission under open source licenses.