Science- Does hot air rise?

To show preschoolers how hot air rises in a science lesson is surprisingly easy!
This lesson can also be connected with story time by reading The Magic School Bus: Inside the Hurricane.

Materials needed:

Piece of paper

Scissors

Tape

Lamp

Steps:

Draw a spiral on the paper

Cut out the spiral

Tape the thread to the spiral.

Hold the spiral by the thread above the warm/hot light bulb

Watch the hot air rise and make the paper spiral spin

Questions for assessment:

Ask your children why they think the spiral spins?

What does the light bulb do to the air?

What happens to the warm air? Where does it go?

What does this activity do to the spiral?