Objective:
To demonstrate and interrelate the properties of surface tension and air pressure on how they affect water and water movement.

Standards:
Properties of Earth Materials (physical and chemical properties of water and gas), Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and properties at different elevations), and Structure and Properties of Matter (atoms [...]

Objective:
To demonstrate Bernoulli’s Law and explain its relation to air pressure differences and what happens because of these differences.

Standards:
Properties of Earth Materials (physical and chemical properties of gas) and Motions and Forces (laws of motion).

Materials:
two empty aluminum pop cans and a flat surface.

Procedure:
Place the empty cans a few [...]

Objective:
To learn about the properties of air and air pressure while also learning about Newton’s third law of motion.

Standards:
Properties of Earth Materials (physical and chemical properties of gas), Structure and Properties of Matter (properties of gases), and Motions and Forces (laws of motion).

Materials:
One balloon.

Procedure:
Inflate the balloon [...]

Objective:
To demonstrate the properties of warm and cool air.

Standards:
Properties of Earth Materials (physical and chemical properties of gas), Light, Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism (ways to create heat – conduction), and Transfer of Energy (heat flows from warmer objects to cooler objects until both reach the same temperature).

Materials:
plastic [...]

Objective:
This demo will help to explain what a barometer is and how it can be used to help predict the weather.

Standards:
Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and properties and different elevations; clouds – formation and impact on weather and climate), Understanding About Science and Technology (scientists use tools; technological designs [...]