1. Energy On the Move: Convection
Convection occurs in liquids and gases including air.

2. Discuss predictions of children.

3. This activity shows the air over the radiator gets hot and rises and causes the snake to move.

4. Questions for discussion following the activity.

5. Resources for investigation
Small plastic bottle with lid (yogurt drink/travel bottle)
Needle (to make a small hole)
Thread
Food colouring
Beaker or glass (must be transparent)
Hot water
Cold water
Small pebble or piece of blutak or playdough
Method:
Put a small hole in the lid of the bottle and place a thread through it. Place a pebble or a piece of blutak or playdough inside the bottle to weigh it down.
Tie a knot in the thread.
Fill the bottle with hot water and add 2 or 3 drops of food colouring. Ask the
children what they think will happen if you submerge the bottle of coloured water into a beaker of cold water.
Ask them to give a reason for their predictions.
Ask each child to draw a diagram of what they think will happen.
Drop the bottle of hot coloured water into the beaker of cold water and observe.
Discuss the observations.

6. Prediction Question:
What do you think will happen when you put the bottle of hot coloured water into the beaker of cold water?

7. Questions for discussion following the investigation

8. Revision – image showing what happened