Air Pressure
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Write all predictions in the class quickwrite.
Collapsing Can
Collapsing Can
Sourcebook for Teaching Science 5.1.2, Hands-On Chemistry 2.4.1, Hands-On Physics 4.1.1
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Why did the can collapse?
Will the can collapse if placed right side up in the tank of water?
Applications to Everyday Life
Air Pressure Fountain
Air Pressure Fountain
Hands-On Physics 4.1.1-teacher section page 206; Air Pressure Fountain
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
- Predict what will happen in V
- Explain why the water rose in the tubee
- Can this explain the ascent of water to the tops of redwood trees (385')
Applications to Everyday Life
- Redwood Trees (Sequoia Sempervirens), 2002, NW Armstrong Redwoods Park
Pressure Differentials
Pressure Differentials
Hands-On Physics 4.1.4 - Photograph
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
- Predict what will happen when the candle burns out.
- Explain why the water rose in the tube
Vacuum Pump
Vacuum Pump
No corresponding activity in Herr's books
Hero's Engine - Steam Engines
Hero's Engine - Steam Engines
No corresponding activity in Herr's books
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
- Which way will the flask spin when heated?
- Using Newton's Law's, explain why it spins the way that it does.
- Describe the historical significance of Hero's Engines and subsequent steam engines.
- Explain the relationship between the steam engine and this dynamic graph.
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
Formative Assessment - Quickwrite
- Why does the ballon inflate when the bottom is pulled down?
- Explain the analogy of this model to mammalian lungs.
Applications to Everyday Life
Smoking Machine
Smoking Machine
No corresponding activity in Herr's books