TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rocket Me Into Space
One of the exciting challenges for engineers is the idea of exploration. This lesson looks more closely at Spaceman Rohan, Spacewoman Tess, their daughter Maya, and their challenges with getting to space, setting up satellites, and...
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Diffusion Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Diffusion across a Selectively Permeable Membrane lab, along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Main teaching points include...
Curated OER
Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure What They Are
This site gives a good explanation of osmosis and reverse osmosis. Also includes a scientific diagram of the process.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Crushing a Can With Air
Discover the effects of water vapor, the form water takes on as a gas, when it undergoes changes in atmospheric pressure as Bill Nye the Science Guy provides a demonstration of the compound water.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Clouds in the Air: Why Are They There?
An experiment that demonstrates why there are clouds in the sky. Start with air, invisible water vapor, particles we call condensation nuclei, and air pressure...the cloud comes later!
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Bernoulli's Principle Problem
In this problem, water will be flowing through two sections of piping with different diameter pipes joined by a coupler. The pressure gauge on one of the two pipes is broken. The task is to find the pressure in the section of the pipe...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: There's Air in There! [Pdf]
An experiment to obsevre the effects of air pressure on the water level inside a bottle.
Other
Usc: Climate Controls
An effective presentation of six main climate controls: latitude, land vs. water, geographic position, altitude, currents, pressure and winds.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Not Your Usual Pop!
Students learn how to crush a can with only air pressure.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Pop Rockets
An experiment where students launch a simple rocket using a film canister, water, and an antacid tablet.
PBS
Idaho Public Television: Ocean Murals
Integrative lesson plan incorporates math, science and art to teach children about the ocean and its inhabitants. Multiple activities included, approximately 4-6 days to complete. to other sources on oceans. References Bill Nye video...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Air: It's Really There [Pdf]
An experiment to explore the properties of air, using a cup placed upsidedown in water.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Landing Location of Fluid
Determine the landing location of a stream of water that comes out of a tank that has a hole punched in the side.
Curated OER
Carnegie Mellon: Vapor Pressure Tank
Basic design of a demonstration machine that will lower the vapor pressure and cause water to evaporate at room temperature.
Other
Ics: Temperature, Humidity, and Dew Point
This site provides a discussion of dew point and relative humidity, containing formulas that look at connections between temperature, humidity, and dew point.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Osmosis Interactive Activity
Great activity with clear background information. Try out the lab using osmosis to calculate molecular weight.
Other
Energy of Seawater Desalination
This site gives information about energy needed for desalination. It gives formulas on how to determine these figures.
University of Sydney (Australia)
University of Sydney: Structure and Properties of Materials/thermal Physics
An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...
National Weather Service
National Weather Service: Jet Stream: The Atmosphere
Learn about the atmosphere, it's make-up, the layers, the hydrologic cycle and more. The National Weather Service presents this site, including learning lessons and review questions.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom Astronomy: The Earth's Atmosphere
Site provides information on the Earth's atmosphere as well as offers additional information about Earth.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Temperature Volume Relationship of a Gas
A lab activity where students investigate the relationship between temperature and volume using a plastic syringe with a stopper. The syringe, filled with trapped air, is placed in a hot and a cold water bath, and temperature and volume...
Other
Dangers of Fracking: What Goes in and Out of Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside.
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: Chemistry
The question: "What would the triple point of water truly look like?" is discussed and explained. The phases of matter are described.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Make Some Zlime
Explore properties of matter by making a slimy substance out of cornstarch and water then noticing how it reacts to pressure.
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