Demo1st Grade3–5 minMeeting 34

Convection Spiral Spinner

Spiral slowly rotates.

Teaching & key ideas

What you do: Suspend spiral over warm rising air. What students see: Spiral slowly rotates. Why it works: Warm air rises and pushes on the angled paper. Question to ask: How can warm air make something turn?

Lesson flow

Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: How can warm air make something turn?