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Convection: Conceptual Change Teaching
Book Chapter | February 2010
Two bottles of different-colored water are placed vertically, one on top of the other with open ends together. They remain stable if the bottle with the hotter (red-colored) water is placed on top of the bottle with the…
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Convection: Transfer of Heat From Earth’s Interior
Book Chapter | March 2011
In this activity, students conduct experimental trials involving a drop of food coloring moved by convection in a pan of water to observe convection cells. Students record their observations on this model and relate…
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Journal Article | August 2004
Typically, teachers use simple models that employ differences in temperature and density to help students visualize convection. However, most of these models are incomplete or merely hint at (instead of model)…
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Journal Article | April 2010
Children are fascinated with large bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans. They feel the wind on their faces and observe lake and ocean water as it moves in waves. But do they know what makes the air and water move?…
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Idea Bank: Convection in a Fish Tank
Journal Article | December 2007
Understanding convection is fundamental for students to fully grasp the science behind large-scale events on Earth, such as global wind patterns, plate tectonic movement, ocean current patterns, and hydrothermal vent…
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Science 101: What causes convection?
Journal Article | January 2011
Convection is when different parts of a fluid move in a more-or-less circular path, with parts of the fluid at the bottom moving to the top and vice versa. Here fluids refer to both liquids and gases. Convection happens…
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Collection | October 2015
Heat tranfer and how it affects water currents.
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Directed inquiry and three-dimensional learning
Journal Article | March 2020
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Q: How Does the Sun’s Heat Get To Us Here on Earth?
Journal Article | January 2023
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Using Key Features to Analyze and Modify Curriculum for the NGSS
Journal Article | January 2022
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Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System
Journal Article | March 2022
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Journal Article | May 2022
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Journal Article | December 2020
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Journal Article | August 2021
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Integrating Crosscutting Concepts and Literacy Strategies to Support Visual Literacy
Journal Article | June 2021
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