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Science Buddies: Beach Bum Science: Compression of Wet Sand

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Did you ever notice the cool patterns around your footprints when you take a walk in the wet sand at the beach? The pressure of your feet has effects far outside your footprints. Here's a project that uses a simple experimental apparatus to investigate how the volume of wet sand changes under pressure.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)