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If You're Under Pressure, Blame It On The Air Force Lesson PlanIf You're Under Pressure, Blame It On The Air Force Lesson Plan
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If You're Under Pressure, Blame It On The Air Force

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Students complete an experiment in which they demonstrate that air exerts a force. In groups, they create their own siphon and define air pressure. They estimate the time it might take to siphon various amounts of water. They collect, graph and analyze their data.

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force, pressure, wind

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force, pressure, wind, science
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3rd - 6th
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Science
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