This is a fun, hands-on opportunity for children to explore and learn about air pressure and how it impacts the world around them.
This STEM opportunity will allow students a hands-on opportunity to explore the impact of air pressure around them. This event will have five (5) different stations that students can visit during the two-hour span.
Station #1 students will observe the weight of air by using a balance to determine if a balloon with air is heavier than a balloon without air.
Station #2 students will observe the weight of the air around them by putting a drinking glass (glass vs. plastic) over a votive candle that is sitting in water.
Station #3 students will make a Cartesian Diver to demonstrate the relationship between gas pressure and the density of a liquid.
Station #4 students will create a straw with a funnel attached to the end of the straw, and they will then observe what happens if they put a ball in the funnel and blow in the straw.
Station #5 students will make a cup glider and launch it using air pressure. They will observe how the air pressure impacts the glider’s flight.
