Curated OER
English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 3b
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Water - the (Nearly) Universal Solvent
In this solvent learning exercise, students explore why water is considered a universal solvent. Students explore what can change dissolving rates. This learning exercise has 8 matching, 3 short answer, 11 fill in the blank, and 4...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter describes the cohesive and adhesive forces in liquids, the role of cohesion in the surface tension of liquids and bubbles, and how capillary action works....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Cohesion & Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension, Capillary Action
By the end of this section, you will be able to understand cohesive and adhesive forces, define surface tension, and understand capillary action.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Floating Metal Pins Discrepant Event/guided Inquiry on Surface Tension
Through a combination of an interactive demonstration and guided inquiry, students learn the basic nature of surface tension in liquids.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Surface Tension Basics
Young scholars are presented with the question: "Why does a liquid jet break up into droplets?" and introduced to its importance in inkjet printers. A discussion of cohesive forces and surface tension is included, as well as surface...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Surface Tension
Surface tension accounts for many of the interesting properties we associate with water. By learning about surface tension and adhesive forces, students learn why liquid jets of water break into droplets rather than staying in a...
Frostburg State University
Frostberg University: Surface Tension and Droplet Size
Discusses the role of surface tension in determining the size of water droplets. Explanation of why a small amount of liquid in a dropper will never run out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Liquids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will describe a liquid according to the kinetic-molecular theory. They will also learn how a liquid exhibits surface...
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Surface Tension
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. These two are...
Frostburg State University
Frostberg University: Surface Tension in Liquids
Explains the role of surface tension in a liquid and how oil can be used to keep water from boiling over.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Surface Tension
A simple experiment investigating surface tension and the cohesive property of water, using just water, pepper, and liquid soap.
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Liquids Faq
Get the answers to many common questions about liquids. Identify properties and phase transitions of liquid shared in this FAQ.
Science Struck
Science Struck: An in Depth Comparison of Cohesion vs. Adhesion
Explains what cohesion and adhesion are; what their effects are in a liquid; what surface tension, a meniscus, and capillary action are; and gives examples of where one can observe cohesion and adhesion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Properties of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students will investigate the chemical and physical properties of the unique and important substance, water.
Michigan Reach Out
University of Michigan: Paper Clip Sailing
Basic experiment that helps learners learn about surface tension.
Michael Blaber, PhD
Fsu: Properties of Liquids: Viscosity and Surface Tension
This article from the Florida State University provides a basic definition of viscosity and it origin in liquids.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Penny Perfect Properties (Solid Liquid Interactions)
Students investigate the property dependence between liquid and solid interfaces and determine observable differences in how liquids react to different solid surfaces. They compare copper pennies and plastic "coins" as the two test...
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Make a Paperclip Float!
Presents a procedure for getting a paper clip to float in water. Following the procedure, the site gives a brief explanation and discussion of surface tension.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Surface Tension
This excellent photo shows how the idea of surface tension works. A paper clip sits on top of the liquid in a glass, you can clearly see a skin which holds the paper clip above the surface.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Wet Pennies
Students conduct a simple test to determine how many drops of each of three liquids can be placed on a penny before spilling over. The three liquids are water, rubbing alcohol, and vegetable oil; because of their different surface...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Soap Powered Boat Experiment
Examine surface tension by floating an index card that has been cut into a boat shape on water, then dropping liquid soap near the "engine" section of the index card.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Conceptual Questions
This is a list of 39 questions covering the concepts presented in Chapter 11: Fluid Statics from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Fluid Statics: Problems and Exercises
This is a list of 83 problems/exercises to solve based on the content in Chapter ll: Fluid Statics from the AP Physics online text.