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Curated OER

All About Matter

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students locate twenty seven terms in a word search. Answers to the puzzle are available in various formats.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Viscosity and Laminar Flow: Poiseuille's Law

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define laminar flow and turbulent flow, explain what viscosity is, calculate flow and resistance with Poiseuille's law, and explain how pressure drops due to resistance.
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...
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Other

Transtronics: Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information on viscosity. Different formulas and examples are given with regards to viscosity.
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Libre Text

Libre Texts: Physics: Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
Viscosity is the thickness of matter based on internal friction. This resource provides extensive detail to viscosity in solids, fluids, and gases. Find examples and formulas.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Race Your Marbles to Discover a Liquid's Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you like your mashed potatoes? Thin and whipped smooth? Or thick and mashed into chunks? Your mouth checks out not just the taste of your food, but its viscosity, or how it flows on your tongue, every time you take a bite. In this...
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University of Hawai'i

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Viscosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of viscosity, focusing on why viscosity is so important to learn and understand. Content includes the formula for determining the viscosity of a liquid, as well as a break-down of the viscosities of...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Fluid Viscosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To give students a feeling for both what viscosity values are and how they are measured in the lab, they measure fluid viscosity by dropping ball bearings into graduated cylinders of fluids.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Magma Viscosity Demos

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interactive lecture provides questions and promotes group discussions about two videos that demonstrate the links between magma composition, temperature, and viscosity.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Viscosity: The Flow of Milk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the physical properties of different fluids and investigate the relationship between the viscosities of liquid and how fast they flow through a confined area. Student groups conduct a brief experiment in which they...
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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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Frostburg State University

Frostburg State University Chemistry Online: Viscosity and Paste

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the changes in viscosity when various amounts of force are applied to a Non-Newtonian liquid. Gives the example of cornstarch paste.
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NC State University

The Engineering Place: Volcanoes: Viscosity Demonstration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this instructional activity, students explore how the viscosity of lava affects the intensity of a volcanic eruption, and the resultant landforms that are created.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Viscosity of Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the property of gases allowing for a resistance to flow known as viscosity.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Density Rainbow and the Great Viscosity Race

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the densities and viscosities of fluids as they create a colorful 'rainbow' using household liquids. While letting the fluids in the rainbow settle, students conduct 'The Great Viscosity Race,' another short experiment...
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Michael Blaber, PhD

Fsu: Properties of Liquids: Viscosity and Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Florida State University provides a basic definition of viscosity and it origin in liquids.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Viscosity of Motor Oil

For Students 6th - 8th
The insides of a car engine get very hot when the engine is running. Motor oil lubricates the moving parts, to keep the engine operating smoothly. Learn what happens to motor oil as the engine temperature goes up.
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University of Hawai'i

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Viscosity Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a high school level laboratory exercise demonstrating the properties of viscosity. Standard classroom science are required to do this lab.
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Other

Gossman Consulting, Inc.: Turbulent Flow Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
The turbulent flow within a pipe may be calculated by entering the diameter, specific weight, viscosity, and velocity of a fluid. Interactive.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measuring Lava Flow

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn how volume, viscosity and slope are factors that affect the surface area that lava covers. Using clear transparency grids and liquid soap, students conduct experiments, make measurements and collect data. They also...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Viscous Fluids

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the similarities and differences in the behaviors of elastic solids and viscous fluids. Several types of fluid behaviors are described--Bingham plastic, Newtonian, shear thinning and shear thickening--along...
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NASA

Nasa: Gas Properties Definitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about basic gas properties including motion, viscosity, and compressibility. Includes links to activities for all ages.
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Curated OER

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of viscosity, focusing on why viscosity is so important to learn and understand. Content includes the formula for determining the viscosity of a liquid, as well as a break-down of the viscosities of...
Lesson Plan
University of Hawai'i

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Volcanology Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
There are 5 experiments with teacher and student pages. EXCELLENT hands on experiments. Learners can learn how lava flows, lava layering and viscosity.

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