Lesson Plan

Weight Lifter - An Air Pressure Experiment

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First graders participate in a study of air pressure in which the investigate if air has the strength to lift heavy objects. They work in teams to develop a hypothesis about whether air in bags would be able to lift a stack of books. They record their observations from the experiment and discuss ways in which they see the strength of air.

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1st
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