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Publisher
Exploratorium
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Grade
5th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Demonstration
Activity

Bubble Suspension

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Create a cushion of carbon dioxide gas to float some soap bubbles on. Many concepts can be demonstrated through this activity:

  • Carbon dioxide gas is more dense than air
  • Bubbles are semipermeable, allowing only carbon dioxide to diffuse in, but not the air to escape out
  • Sublimation from a solid to a gas

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Concepts

states of matter, matter, buoyancy, density, permeability, sublimation

Additional Tags

buoyancy, permeability, density, state of matter, sublimation, science

Pros

  • Everybody enjoys learning by using dry ice
  • Can be used in a variety of lessons

Cons

  • None

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