Do not let the pressure get to you. The first lesson in a unit of 22 introduces the concept of air pressure. Using background knowledge, the resource gives teachers the information they need to discuss how people measure air pressure and Bernoulli's Principle.

Concepts

air pressure, air, bernoulli's principle, force, aviation, aeronautics, technology resources

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Additional Tags

air pressure, airplanes, bernoulli, force

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Instructional Ideas

• Demonstrate Bernoulli's principle by blowing across a piece of paper
• Develop a graphic organizer for vocabulary

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should know that air has weight

Pros

• Provides assessment questions to use before and after the lesson
• Includes suggestions for extensions

Cons

• None