National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: How Atmospheric Pressure Affects Objects
A bell jar, Peeps and balloons demonstrate how changing the atmospheric pressure around objects can change their size. [3:18]
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Atmospheric Pressure With a Cup, Straw and Water
In this classroom lab activity, students will work with a plastic cup, straw, and drinking water to gain a better understanding of how atmospheric pressure works. They will be able to see how an imbalance in the atmosphere causes a...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Deep Sea Diver Lab
Examine the factors affecting the pressure under a fluid. Run this simulation on "Earth-Like" planets with the same atmospheric pressure but different accelerations due to gravity.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Does Air Really Exist?
Given a teacher demonstration and various learning stations, the students learn that air is a real substance which occupies space, exerts pressure, and has weight.