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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Density

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define density, calculate the mass of a reservoir from its density, and compare and contrast the densities of various substances.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Fluid Statics: Pressures in the Body

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the concept of pressure in the human body; explain systolic and diastolic blood pressures; and describe pressures in the eye, lungs, spinal column, bladder, and skeletal system.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Archimedes' Principle

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define buoyant force, state Archimedes' principle, understand why objects float or sink, and understand the relationship between density and Archimedes' principle.
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University of Hawai'i

University of Hawai'i: Exploring Our Fluid Earth: Activity: Design a Ship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students apply their knowledge of buoyancy and ship stability to design a model ship. They test, evaluate, and refine the design of the model to optimize performance. Background information and other activities are...
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Other

Florida International U: Fluid Intake and Hydration

For Students 9th - 10th
Find titles, publication information and abstracts for several medical studies and reports that have investigated hydration and fluid intake in adults and the elderly.
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Other

Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopedia: Cerebrospinal Fluid

For Students 9th - 10th
Good information is presented about cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at this site from the Multiple Sclerosis Encyclopedia. It tells its functions, how it is produced, and how it is linked to multiple sclerosis.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cerebrospinal Fluid

For Students 9th - 10th
For an overall look at cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), visit this open-source encyclopedic site. You will learn what its functions are, how it is produced, and how it is useful in the diagnosis of neurological diseases.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Pressure Conveyance in Fluids

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust amounts of pressure in these two simulations to observe that liquids do convey pressure on objects in contact with them.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Reynolds Number and Its Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes an experiment in turbulent and laminar flow in order to illustrate these concepts in fluid mechanics and how this applies to the Reynolds Number. Gives several examples of applications of the Reynolds Number.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is Ketchup So Hard to Pour?

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever go to pour ketchup on your fries and nothing comes out? Or the opposite happens, and your plate is suddenly swimming in a sea of red? George Zaidan describes the physics behind this frustrating phenomenon, explaining how ketchup and...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Properties of Fluids in Reservoirs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation will help learners understand the physical relationships between natural gas, oil, and water in a reservoir and how these relationships can affect recovery.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Daniel Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography about Daniel Bernoulli, and find out about his work in fluid mechanics, and his pioneering work in probability and statistics.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Landing Location of Fluid

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine the landing location of a stream of water that comes out of a tank that has a hole punched in the side.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Buoyancy, Density, and Fluid Principles: Make Mini Submarine

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will use the scientific method to design an experiment that explains how/why a submarine floats and sinks.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: College Physics: Viscosity and Laminar Flow: Poiseuille's Law

For Students 11th - 12th
Understand the difference between laminar and turbulent flow and what fluid viscosity is by studying this section of a College Physics textbook. Section includes how to use Poiseuille's law to calculate fluid flow in a tube. Section also...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measuring Viscosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the viscosity of various household fluids by measuring the amount of time it takes marble or steel balls to fall given distances through the liquids. They experience what viscosity means, and also practice using...
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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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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Water Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how water levels in the body influence the thirst cycle and body fluid regulation. Find out about dehydration and identify common causes of dehydration.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Microgravity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson young scholars will use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the body.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Stretching Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore stretching just a single strand of DNA using optical tweezers or fluid flow. Experiment with the forces involved and measure the relationship between the stretched DNA length and the force required to keep it stretched.
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Colorado State University

Csu Internal Combustion Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Allan T. Kirkpatrick of Colorado State University presents extensive detailed information on thermodynamics, heat transfer in engines, and fluid mechanics.
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Other

British Nutrition Foundation: Food a Fact of Life: Dietary Fibre and Water

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of downloadable resources on the sources of dietary fiber, what it does, the benefits to human health, sources of our water intake, its role in our bodies, and fluid balance. Includes PowerPoints, reference materials, and...
Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Membrane Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Activity explores proteins in the plasma membrane describing their structure and function. The Fluid Mosaic Model is also summarized.

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