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Activity
PBS

Pbs Kids: Science Rocks: Air Lift

For Students 3rd - 8th
Through this experiment, students are challenged to lift a book (and other items) with just air. Requires simple household items, gallon-size, zipper-lock plastic bag, book, pencil, drinking straw, and tape.
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Activity
Other

Federal Aviation Administration: Air Takes Up Room [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th
See how air takes up space by conducting this classroom experiment. With the aid of several common objects, observe the effects of air pressure.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: The Air Is There

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An experiment to see how the temperature of an object affects how high it bounces. This site contains web links and notes for the teacher.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Properties of Air

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson plan to teach properties of air. Students use balloons, plastic bottles, plastic bags and a meter stick to conclude that air is a gas that has weight, exerts pressure, and moves.