Objective:
To demonstrate the properties of air when it expands.

Standards:
Properties of Earth Materials (physical and chemical properties of gas), Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and properties at different elevations), Properties of Objects and Materials (object properties – temperature), Conservation of Energy and Increase in Disorder (heat consists of random vibrations [...]

Objective:
To demonstrate static electricity and to learn how it is created.

Standards:
Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and
properties at different elevations), Structure of Atoms (properties of matter, atoms, and smaller components), and Structure and Properties of Matter (atoms interact with one another; the physical properties of compounds reflect molecule interaction).
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Objective:
To simulate thunder and in doing so, learn why and how it happens in Earth’s atmosphere.

Standards:
Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and properties at different elevations; clouds-formation and impact on weather and climate), Energy in the Earth System (heating of earth’s surface and atmosphere drives weather; global weather and climate [...]

Objective:
To demonstrate the properties of air when it is warmed.

Standards:
Structure of the Earth System (atmospheric composition and properties at different elevations), Energy in the Earth System (heating of Earth’s surface and atmosphere drives weather and ocean currents; convective circulation), Properties of Objects and Materials (object properties: temperature), Transfer of Energy (energy [...]