Balloon on a Bottle
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In this activity, students brainstorm various ways that an un-inflated balloon placed over a bottle's opening can be inflated without touching the balloon.
Learning Objectives
- Students learn that air's volume changes with temperature
- Students learn that air can both expand and contract depending on whether its temperature increases or decreases
- Students learn that warming air increases the volume inside a balloon, no matter whether the balloon is pointing upwards, to the side, or downwards.
Directions
Download the Balloon on Bottle lesson plan linked below.
