Tea bag Experiment

Today in science we did an experiment lighter/matches and tea bags. We had to empty out a teabag and then light it up, on the top. 

Aim: To observe convection in real life. 

Equipment: Lighters, Matches, Tea bags, Heatmat,

Steps:

1- Get a tea bag and cut the top off. 

2- Tip out the inside of the tea bag. 

3- Stand the tea bag up on the heat mat.

4. Carefully light the top off it with the lighter/matches. 

5- Watch it float up in the air. 

Conclusion: I saw that as soon as the flame got to the bottom of the tea bag, and i watched it convect and increase in size. Convection is when something heats up it floats in the air, and when it cools down it goes back down.