Conduction and Convection Demonstrations
Explain the observations for each piece of equipment.
After 30 seconds the wax holding the first The coloured trail rises to the surface of
drawing pin melts and the pin falls off the the water, moves across the top and then
rod. After another 30 seconds the second starts to fall on the opposite side of the
drawing pin falls off, followed by the third, beaker.
fourth and fifth at 30 second intervals.
Explanation Explanation
The pin on the copper rod takes 12 The smoke moves into the first chimney,
seconds to fall. The pin on the aluminium through the box, and up, out of the
rod takes 23 seconds, the pin on the brass chimney above the candle.
rod takes 42 seconds and the pin on the
iron rod takes 62 seconds.
Explanation Explanation