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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter looks at the definitions of gauge pressure and absolute pressure, and how barometers work. It also discusses how blood pressure is measured. Includes...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Intimate Machine: Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore the "intelligent floor," which contains sensors that can track movements, and emulate the weighing technique associated with this technology. Explore the relationship between volume and mass and the difference between accuracy...