Lesson Plan

I Can't Take the Pressure!

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This I Can't Take the Pressure! lesson plan also includes:

Students explore the concept of air pressure. Using candy or cookie wafers to model how air pressure changes with altitude, they conduct an aluminum can crushing experiment, compare the magnitude to gravitational force per unit area, and complete various worksheets and graphs.

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Resource Details
Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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