Mini Vortex

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In this activity, learners will build an air cannon out of simple materials you can find around the house. Although air is invisible to the eye, it is not by any means empty space! The cannon demonstrate that air has volume, takes up space and can apply force to solid objects. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
10 to 30 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 8 - 14
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • Plastic Water or Bottle, 20 oz (cap removed)
  • Scissors
  • Balloon
  • Duct Tape or Electrical Tape
  • Paper Confetti

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Energy
    • Motion and Forces
      • Machines
    • States of Matter
      • Gases
    • Structure and Properties of Matter
      • Mass and Weight
      • Volume and Density

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • TryScience

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center,