Contents
Introduction
What is air?
Air pressure
Bernoulli principle
Big gasbag
Holey bottle
Straw through a spud
Marshmallows in a Vacuum
Balloon in a vacuum
Ping pong pressure
Egg in a bottle
Suspended water
Model lungs
Jumping can
Barometer
Bottle rockets
Floating water
Floating ping pong balls
Vortex cannon
Experiment websites
What is air?
Air pressure
Bernoulli principle
Big gasbag
Holey bottle
Straw through a spud
Marshmallows in a Vacuum
Balloon in a vacuum
Ping pong pressure
Egg in a bottle
Suspended water
Model lungs
Jumping can
Barometer
Bottle rockets
Floating water
Floating ping pong balls
Vortex cannon
Experiment websites
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Student pictures can be found from here
Student pictures can be found from here
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Science doesn’t always have to be so cruel. In the following pages you’ll find a selection of air related experiments you can try at home.
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Observe as I remove the air from this small bird!
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This guy is crazy!
Surely there must be other experiments that teach us about air?
Surely there must be other experiments that teach us about air?
What is Air?
Air is a mixture of gases that make up our atmosphere. When we think of air we naturally think about breathing, but only 20% is actually Oxygen!
Nitrogen makes up most of our air, we cannot use it so we breathe it back out.
Nitrogen makes up most of our air, we cannot use it so we breathe it back out.