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Curated OER

Updrafts in Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils examine how wind can suspend rain and hail in clouds. They focus on safety precautions they can take to protect them from the hazards of thunderstorms.
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Curated OER

Relational Causality

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils explore the concept of Bernoullii's Principle and how it behaves. Have each student fold the piece of paper in half. Then have them place the paper like a tent on a smooth surface. Have them blow under it (they can use a straw if...
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Curated OER

THE FLIGHT PLATFORM

For Teachers All
Students examine forces that effect flight.  In this flight lesson students answer questions that are asked of them and the ones that they ask themselves. 
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Curated OER

Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics Problem Set

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to the calculation of area, velocity, and pressure in a wind tunnel.
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Curated OER

How Things Fly

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct a series of hands-on experiments that help them explain the role of lift in fixed-wing flight. They observe the flow of air and water around several surfaces and then consider the dynamics of airflow around an aircraft...
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Curated OER

Flight Home

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students experiment to investigate the role in fixed-wing flight. They watch as air and water flow around surfaces to examine the dynamics of airflow around an aircraft wing.
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Curated OER

Can The Radon Problem Be Fixed?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in lab activities in which they examine the radon level in homes. They demonstrate through convection currents how radon moves through a home based on temperature. They predict what they believe will occur during the...
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Curated OER

FORCES, MOTION, AND ENERGY

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in a variety of activities in order to investigate the basic concepts of physics. They read and answer questions in a written text. This is only one type of activity that is part of many others.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Bernoulli's Equation

For Students 11th - 12th
Learn all about Bernoulli's principle in this section. Explore the definition, how to calculate, how to derive, and applications of Bernoulli's equation. Section also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Change in the Winds: Studying Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
You can actually make objects come together by blowing air between them. This is a simple way of implementing Bernoulli's principle. Find out how wind changes air pressure to bring to objects together in this easy and fun science fair...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: The Most General Applications of Bernoulli's Equation

For Students 11th - 12th
A section dedicated to the common application of Bernoulli's equation. Learn how to calculate both Torricelli's theorem and power in fluid flow. Also includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure understanding....
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Daniel Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent in-depth biography of Daniel Bernoulli's life and scientific accomplishments. Information on Bernoulli's family, education, and major works is included. Also includes links to information on other scientists and mathematicians.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth explanation of Bernoulli's Law, including a diagram of a Venturi tube and equations.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Bernoulli's principle relates the pressure of a fluid to its elevation and its speed. Bernoulli's equation can be used to approximate these parameters in water, air or any fluid that has very low viscosity. Students learn about the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Penny in Cup: Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A demonstration that will grab students' attention to learn about Bernoulli's principle and Newton's Laws of Motion.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Law and Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to Pascal's law, Archimedes' principle, and Bernoulli's principle through problems and engineering applications.
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Science is Fun

Science Fun: Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This simple lab demonstrates Bernoulli's Principle using a balloon, a tennis ball and a hair dryer.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Bernoulli Levitator

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity illustrates Bernoulli principle by suspending an object in the air by blowing down on it.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Up and Away Bernoulli's Way

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe the Bernoulli Principle in action: as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by that fluid decreases.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 4th - 8th
An experiment with a balloon and a wind tube that investigate how Bernoulli's Principle applies to a stream of moving air.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Bernoulli's Equation?

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage dedicated to explaining how to analyze fluid flow using the Bernoulli's equation. Understand how thishhhhh equation will give you the powers to analyze a fluid flowing up and down through all kinds of different tubes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Bernoulli's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will develop an understanding of Bernoulli's Principle.
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Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: The Bernoulli Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine in detail the Bernoulli Effect so students understand that faster-moving fluids mean the pressure is lower. Find the theory and its equation.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bernoulli's Balloons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You hold up two balloons on strings of equal length about 5 centimeters apart and blow between them. They will come together because you weakened the force between them. You can do the same thing with the balloons about 30 centimeters...

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