With it, you carry the weight of an elephant on your body; without it, you could be on the Moon. Air is full of surprises!
Before their astonished eyes, students watch a marshmallow double in size inside our vacuum chamber.
Then, through five hair-raising experiments (floating balls, a Bernoulli balloon contest, geometric soap bubbles, a fish’s swim bladder and lift), your scientists uncover the secrets of this mysterious substance: what it is made of, how strong it is, and how it helps planes, and even fish!
Let us take you to the Moon with the vacuum chamber, where our alarm clock goes silent!
It will take your breath away!
Learning goals (elementary)
- Describe what air is made of (nitrogen, oxygen and noble gases).
- Understand that air has weight and mass.
- Explain air pressure.
- Recognize different signs of pressure (for example, a balloon, air pressure, a bubble, an airplane wing).
- Describe how pressure acts on a body (compression, displacement, rising temperature).
- Explain lift and aerodynamics.
