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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Bottle Fountain Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Demonstrate how heating expands air molecules by constructing a bottle fountain powered by air pressure.
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Other

See How It Flies: Airfoils and Airflow

For Students 9th - 10th
One chapter from a larger site dedicated to explaining the physics of flight. Numerous diagrams show the flow of air around an airfoil.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the relationship between vapor pressure of water and the capacity of air to hold water vapor, explain the relationship between relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapor...
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Requirements for Human Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth and its atmosphere have provided us with air to breathe, water to drink, and food to eat, but these are not the only requirements for survival. Although you may rarely think about it, you also cannot live outside of a certain range...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Runaway Balloon

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever lost a balloon that floated into the air? In this simulation learn how to combined gas law could help you understand the balloon's motion.
Handout
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-part resource explores the vertical structure of Earth's atmosphere. Content details the atmospheric layers, and the relationship between pressure and height in the atmosphere.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: What a Gas!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students will understand and explain that air occupies space, visual effects of air and how air exerts force.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Weather Front

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site tells all about weather fronts, or boundaries between two air masses with differing characteristics. Includes many hyperlinked terms to additional information on related subjects.
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University of Minnesota

The Physics of Flight: Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses air flow around the wing of a plane and its effect upon the lift and drag forces. Focuses on the application of Bernoulli's principle to wing design and the subsequent airfoil shapes.
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McREL International

Mc Rel: Heating a Gas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An assessment question on the expansion of air when it is heated.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Does an Atom Smashing Particle Accelerator Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
An atom smasher, or particle accelerator, collides atomic nuclei together at extremely high energies, using engineering that exploits incredibly cold temperatures, very low air pressure, and hyperbolically fast speeds. Don Lincoln...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Harnessing Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces the ways that engineers study and harness the wind. Students will learn about the different kinds of winds and how to measure wind direction. In addition, students will learn how air pressure creates winds and how...
Handout
San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Examples of Writing Linear Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
These examples show how to write linear equations from different types of information. There are even real-world examples dealing with air pressure, sea urchins, and measurement conversions.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Global Climate Change: Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore real scientific data relating to the atmosphere. With this information you can gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions. Click on the data examples to view a full scale version.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: The Collapsing Can

For Students 4th - 8th
An experiment using an aluminum can and boiling water that demonstrates that the air around us has pressure, although we may not be aware of it.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Balloon Car

For Students 3rd - 5th
Make 4-wheeled, air-powered cars that jet across the floor. Experiment with the design process and thrust in this activity from Design Squad Nation.
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Other

Avatar Consultants, Inc: Definitions of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Sound is defined and characterized as a wave consisting of oscillations in pressure of a medium. Includes graphics and links to further information.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rocket Me Into Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
One of the exciting challenges for engineers is the idea of exploration. This lesson looks more closely at Spaceman Rohan, Spacewoman Tess, their daughter Maya, and their challenges with getting to space, setting up satellites, and...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Physics/mechanics (Force and Motion)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of mechanics activities. Many pertain to Newton's laws of motion. Step-by-step directions provided with illustrations. Great for teacher demos or student projects.
PPT
Tramline

Tramline: Tornado Field Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Hurricanes Cool the Ocean?

For Students 9th - 10th
If you've ever so much as watched a news clip about a hurricane, you probably know that hurricanes draw their power from warm ocean waters. If that is true, does it mean that hurricanes actually cool the ocean down when they pass...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Does a Wind Meter Work?

For Students 3rd - 5th
On a windy day it is hard to keep your hat on. The power of the wind can even be strong enough to power large wind turbines to make electricity. In this experiment, find out how you can make your own instrument to measure the speed and...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Weather Scope: A Study of Weather and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with students around the world.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: What Is a Barometer?

For Teachers 4th
Learn about the barometer and how it helps to predict the weather.

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