Browse results: Air Is Matter
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Air Power: Experimenting with BalloonsIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members experiment with the amount of air expelled first from a balloon, then through a straw attached to it, and see how both affect a balloon's behavior. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Air Power: Making a HovercraftIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members make their own hovercraft and demonstrate how the air leaking out of a balloon can make a plastic plate hover above a table. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Defy Gravity! Balancing Balls on AirIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members use a hair dryer to balance a ball in a stream of air, seemingly defying gravity. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Defy Gravity! Upside Down Ping Pong BallIn this video segment, the ZOOM cast is challenged to keep a ping pong ball in a funnel while the funnel is held upside down, seemingly defying gravity. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Density and Buoyancy: Pouring Air into WaterThis video segment adapted from ZOOM offers a clever demonstration of buoyancy by showing how to pour a cup of air into a cup filled with water. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
Video |
Designing a Puff MobileThe air you exhale can power a puff mobile. Watch as the ZOOM cast races their air-powered designs to see which design features are the most successful. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-5 |
Video |
Designing Balloon CarsCan the air in a balloon power a car? Watch students from Weston, Massachusetts, demonstrate their balloon car designs in this video adapted from ZOOM. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
3-8 |
Video |
Exploring Windmill DesignIn this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members are challenged to design a windmill that can be powered by a hair dryer. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Glider BoyMeet 12-year-old Jesse, the designer of dozens of gliders, in this ZOOM video segment. Some of his gliders fit in your hand, while others can only be stored in the garage. Watch his gliders go and learn why they fly. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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Lifting with AirHow can you lift a heavy metal table using air? In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members succeed in lifting a table using their own breath and a few plastic bags. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
K-8 |
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States of Matter This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains and gives examples of the 4 states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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