Disequilibrium: How Heat Affects the Density of Water

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This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s discrepant event illustrates what happens when a container filled with warmer, less dense water is placed on top of a container filled with denser, cooler water.

Grade Levels

Middle School

Topics

5E Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Physical Science Earth & Space Science ENCdl General Science Heat Inquiry Phenomena Physical Science Properties of materials PS1: Matter and Interactions Science Focus States of matter Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2017Stock # ss17_040_09_14Volume 040Issue 09

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