Category Archives: Air

Air Science Experiment: Air Powered Rocket

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Air Science Experiment: Air powered rocket
Is there a better way to learn about the power of air pressure than building your very own air powered rocket?  I don’t think so! An Air Science Experiment about an air powered rocket What you will need: • A balloon • A cardboard tube • String • Scissors •...
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Air Science Experiment: Bendy Air Trick

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Air Science Experiment: Bendy Air Trick
Blow on a piece of paper and make it move – even when there’s a bottle in the way!  This experiment allows students to investigate some basic aspects of aerodynamics. An air experiment:  Bendy air trick What you will need: •   A strip of paper about 2 cm (1 inch)...
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Air Science Experiment: Amazing Air Pressure

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Air Science Experiment: Amazing air pressure
Can you hold a cup full of water upside down without spilling a drop?  With the help of some amazing air pressure, we’re going to show you how! An experiment about Air:  Amazing Air Pressure What you will need: •  a plastic cup •  water •  a piece of cardboard...
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Air Science Experiment: Balloon in a bottle

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Air Science Experiment: Balloon in a bottle
More like a magic trick than a science experiment, Balloon in a bottle is a great way to fool your friends.  Learn how to blow up a balloon in a bottle, AND keep it inflated without closing the mouth of the balloon!  People will be amazed at what your secret...
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Air Science Experiment: Hot Air

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Air Science Experiment: Hot Air
Can you blow up a balloon without touching it or blowing into it?  Find out how in this experiment about how temperature affects air. An experiment about Air:  Hot Air What you will need: •  large empty drink bottle •  a balloon •  2 buckets •  hot water •  cold...
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Air Science Experiment: Blow the tent down

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Air Science Experiment: Blow the tent down
Learn about air pressure in this simple experiment. An experiment about Air:  Blow down the Tent What you will need: •  A small piece of paper •  A big breath! What you will do: 1 Carefully fold the piece of paper in half. 2 Now stand up the paper like...
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Air Science Experiment: Build a hovercraft!

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Air Science Experiment: Build a hovercraft!
Your students will love this experiment where they get to build and play with their very own hovercraft.  They’ll learn how the air cushion reduces friction and allows the hovercraft to move. An Experiment about Air:  Build a Hovercraft What you will need: •   A balloon •   An old cd...
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Air Science Experiment: Air Lift

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Air Science Experiment: Air Lift
Air is soft and light, so how can it be strong and be used to lift things?  Try this air lift experiment to find out. An Experiment about Air – Air lift What you will need: •  A balloon •  A book What you will do: 1 Put the balloon...
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Air Science Experiment: Trick Straw

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Air Science Experiment - Trick Straw
Can you trick your friends with this straw that doesn’t work?  It’s part magic, part science and lots about air pressure. An Experiment about  Air – A Trick straw What you will need: •  2 drinking staws • A pin • A glass of drinking water What you will do:...
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Air Science Experiment: Squish the Bottle

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Crush a bottle without even touching it and learn about air pressure at the same time! Air Science Experiment:  The Amazing Bottle Crush What you will need: • A plastic bottle without a lid • A coin, big enough to cover the mouth of the bottle • A cup of...
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Air Science Experiment – The Talking Coin

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Make a coin “talk” while learning all about air pressure. Air Science Experiment – The Talking Coin What you will need: A plastic bottle without a lid A coin, big enough to cover the mouth of the bottle A cup of water A freezer  What you will do: Put the...
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Air Science Experiment – The Singing Balloon

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Learn all about molecules in air with this fun (and noisy) science experiment and lesson plan. Air Science Experiment:  The Singing Balloon What you will need: •  A balloon, if possible some of different sizes and shapes • Music (optional) What you will do: Blow up your balloon nice and...
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Air Science Experiment A01: Elastic Air

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Air Science Experiment - Elastic Air
Air Science Experiment Elastic Air  – Your students will use 2 balloons and some sand to investigate how air exerts pressure. Do you know why balloons bounce?An Experiment about Air:  Elastic Air What you will need: •  2 balloons • Strong lungs to blow the balloon up! • Sand or...
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