IS AIR SOMETHING? DOES AIR TAKE UP SPACE?
Scientist ________________________________ Date
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Station 1
- Choose a balloon. Check type ____round
____long ____squiggle
- Predict what will happen when you release a
balloon full of air.
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- Blow up your balloon.
- Let it go. Retrieve used balloon and return to
teacher.
- Observe the interaction between the balloon
and air.
What was the effect of air on the balloon?
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Station 2
- Predict what will happen when you blow through
your straw into the water.
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- Choose a straw.
- Blow through the straw into the pan of
water.
- Observe what happens.
What was the effect of air on the water?
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Station 3
- Predict what will happen between the soap and
the air when you make bubbles.
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- Observe the air and the soap when you make
some bubbles.
What was the effect of air on your bubbles?
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Evaluation
Is air something? How do you know? Tell what you
learned about air.
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Draw before and after pictures of one of your
experiments.
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