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ERIC Number: EJ659941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Under Pressure: Activities with a Vacuum Pump (and Some Marshmallows) Help Students Learn about Pressure.
Galus, Pamela
Science Teacher, v69 n2 p42-45 Feb 2002
Introduces a science demonstration that illustrates the effects of pressure and gravity on humans using a marshmallow man and a vacuum pump. Demonstrates the same concept with shaving cream, balloons, and boiling water without raising temperature. (YDS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Physical Sciences, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Space Sciences
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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