Curated OER
Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Seventh graders participate in an experiment using syringes. In this physics lesson students demonstrate the movement and principles of pneumatics and hydraulics.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Portable Fluid Power Demonstrator (Pfpd)
Working as teams, students learn the basics of fluid power design using the PFPD as their investigative platform. Students will investigate the similarities and differences between using pneumatic and hydraulic power in the PFPD. While...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hydraulic Arm Challenge
Students will design and build a mechanical arm that lifts and moves an empty 12-ounce soda can using hydraulics for power. Small design teams (1-2 students) will design and build a single axis for use in the completed mechanical arm....
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Mqed: From Rule of Thumb to Scientific Engineering
The relationship between hydraulics and algebraic relations are investigated in this monograph.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Mathematics of Basic Pumping Well Hydraulics
Discusses the mathematics involved in basic pumping well hydraulics. Includes a section dealing with the steady state solution.
NASA
Nasa: Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics
Pascals Principle is explained, illustrated, and related to hydraulics. Learning exercises are given and answered at this NASA site.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Robot Sketcher
Explore this awesome tool that animates a robot that contains sliding arms (like those used in hydraulics) and rotating arms like those used in rotary motors. The exploration asks students to consider how to find the area drawn by the...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Eustachio Manfredi (1674 1739)
A portrait of Eustachio Manfredi from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.