Air Pressure! Join Us for a Week of Pressure

Day One

History and Science

· Look up and read info on : Evangelista Torricelli

http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/torricellibarometer.html

http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventors/a/Barometer.htm

http://chainreaction.asu.edu/weather/digin/wright.htm

Composition

· Do a bio page on him. Keep it simple.

http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=Free-Biography-Notebooking-Pages

Spelling and Vocabulary

· Define Barometer , Air Pressure, high pressure, low pressure ( you can do this on the back of the bio page)

Science

· Do Experiment with Mom ( demonstrate how a Barometer works )

http://chainreaction.asu.edu/weather/trythis/barometer.htm

Composition

· Write about the experiment.

http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=Free-Science-Experiment-Notebooking-Pages

Art ( Creative Expression)

· Make your Lap book (template) for this unit. You will need to use at least two file folders. Or you can choose to do a Notebook.

Critical Thinking

Questions: What did the experiment prove? Why is this important?

Bible

Scripture: But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. Gen 2:6

What kind of atmosphere did the Lord make? What caused that atmosphere to change? Can you find the story in the Bible?

Day Two

More experiments!

Critical Thinking

· Review yesterdays key points. ( Barometer, Evangelista Torricelli, Air pressure)

Science

· Do Balloon Rocket Experiment Use Science Experiment Page.

http://www.fatlion.com/science/airpressure.html .

    

http://www.notebookingpages.com/uploads/PDF_Files/Science/Science_Experiment_Pages_2.pdf

· Do Book Lift Experiment.

  

· Do Water Experiment.

      

· http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/Experiments/magiccan.htm

Critical Thinking

What did you learn?

What can you add to your notebook?

Bible

Scripture: Isaiah 55:10

Who designed weather? According to this scripture what is the purpose of rain and snow

Day Three

Science

· Do Marshmallow Experiment. Don’t forget Science Experiment Page.

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/Experiments/ExpMarshmallowPressure.htm

  This was hard to do! I suggest a baby food jar!

· Do Egg in a Bottle Experiment Again Use Experiment Page.

 

Watch this video with the kids after the experiment. Very Cool Science

 

How To Suck An Egg Into A Bottle

Day Four

Science and Composition

· Research The Magdeburg Experiment . Use a report sheet to tell about the experiment. http://www.notebookingpages.com/index.php?page=free-lined-paper-pages

Eyewitness Book: How Science Works (pg 122) by Judy Hann

http://physics.kenyon.edu/EarlyApparatus/Pneumatics/Magdeburg_Hemispheres/Magdeburg_Hemispheres.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Experiments-That-Changed-History&id=844757

http://engineering.wikia.com/wiki/Magdeburg_hemispheres

· Plunger Experiment.

Critical Thinking

What do all these experiments have to do with weather?

What is Boyle's Law? http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/aboyle.html

How does one study of science help another area of science?

How can you display this in your lap book? (Just think about it!)

Day Five

Review and just a few more experiments.......

I like to do experiments first and then give the information. The information generally sticks that way.

http://www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_topics/hot_air.html. http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/index.html

How Science Works by Judy Hann

Abeka Order and Reality

One more experiment!!!! ( okay 3)

· See Kids Earth Nasa site. We will do all three experiments.

Extension:  stuff we did over the weekend.

• Look up information on Blaise Pascale.

http://www.patent-invent.com/electricity/inventors/blaise_pascal.html

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461577205/blaise_pascal_quick_facts.html

 

What did he discover about air pressure and altitude?

What is Pascale's Law?

• Watch this video. 

Cool Science. Try it!!!!