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Air Pressure
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In this experiment, learners use a blow dryer and water bottle to observe and record changes in air pressure caused by changes in temperature.
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Light as Air
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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will demonstrate air has weight by comparing an inflated balloon to a deflated one.
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All About Air
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In this activity, learners with explore the gases present in air. They will then build their own wind cannons and challenge family and friends to a friendly competition.
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Physics Over the Sink: Water Glass Magic
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In this simple demonstration, learners investigate the properties of air pressure. Learners place an index card on top of a glass full of water, then invert the glass.
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Balancing Ball: Suspend a ball in a stream of air
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Balance a ball in the air with a hair dryer! This Exploratorium produced activity shows learners concepts like lift and air streams. You can try many different angles, speeds, and ball types.
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Dunk and Flip
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Learners complete two simple experiments to prove the existence of air and air pressure which surround us.
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Turning the Air Upside Down: Spinning Snakes
Learners color and cut out a spiral-shaped snake. When they hang their snake over a radiator, the snake spins.
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Amazing Marshmallows
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of air pressure. They will watch as marshmallows inside a bottle expand as a vacuum pump removes air from the bottle.
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How Can Gravity Make Something Go Up?
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In this activity, learners use cheap, thin plastic garbage bags to quickly build a solar hot air balloon. In doing so, learners will explore why hot air rises.
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Washing Air
Learners observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber, a device for cleaning industrial air pollution.
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Fun with Bernoulli
Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.
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The Search for Secret Agents
Learners tour their school or home looking for sources of indoor air pollutants (IAPs).
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A Merry-Go-Round for Dirty Air
Learners build a model of a pollution control device--a cyclone. A cyclone works by whirling the polluted air in a circle and accumulating particles on the edges of the container.
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What Causes Pressure?
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In this kinesthetic activity that demonstrates pressure, learners act as air molecules in a "container" as defined by a rope.
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Go with the Flow
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty soda cans to illustrate Bernoulli's principle.
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Cleaning Air with Balloons
Learners observe a simple balloon model of an electrostatic precipitator. These devices are used for pollutant recovery in cleaning industrial air pollution.
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Pollution Patrol
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers design devices that can detect the presence of pollutants in the air.
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Thirsty Candle
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In this activity, learners will explore the dynamics of air pressure by using a candle, a cup, and a dish of water.
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This Spud’s for You
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Use a homemade potato launcher to explore air pressure. This activity includes simple instructions on how to build a homemade propulsion pipe using pipe, a wooden dowel and duct tape.
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What's In Your Breath?
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In this activity, learners test to see if carbon dioxide is present in the air we breathe in and out by using a detector made from red cabbage.