Air Pressure Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Air pushes): 1. Fill a plastic glass right to the top with water. 2. Lay the postcard flat on top, covering the rim. 3. Over a sink or bucket, hold the card and turn the glass upside down. 4. Slowly take your hand away from the card and watch.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fridge magnet (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic pin holder (d) a vacuum cleaner
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a towel (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a balloon
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a battery cell (c) a glass of water (d) a stiff postcard
- 4.🛟 Why is a plastic cup safer than a glass for small children here? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
- 5.🔮 Predict: you blow up a balloon. What fills it? (a) sand (b) air (c) water (d) smoke
- 6.True or false: a medicine dropper works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🥛 Does a suction hook work by air pressure or by magnetism? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the same card is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a suction hook works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🥛 Why is it best to fill the glass right to the top? (a) it looks nicer (b) little air left inside (c) the card gets wet (d) water is heavier
- 12.True or false: a sink or a bucket is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) whether the card stays (c) the same card (d) how full the glass is
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sink or a bucket (d) a towel
- 15.True or false: a towel is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a drinking straw works by air pressure. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔮 Why do we try the card trick over a sink or a bucket? (a) to make it rain (b) to grow plants (c) to cool the glass (d) to catch any spills
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: whether the card stays is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same card (b) how full the glass is (c) whether the card stays
- 21.True or false: a drinking straw works by magnetism. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? True or false: the way we turn it is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a vacuum cleaner works by magnetism. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a stiff postcard (d) yeast
- 25.True or false: a sink or a bucket is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a mirror (b) a glass of water (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suction hook (b) a compass needle (c) a magnetic chess set (d) a magnetic pin holder
- 28.🛟 Where should you do the card-and-glass trick? (a) on a bed (b) over a laptop (c) over a sink or bucket (d) near a plug point
- 29.True or false: a fridge magnet works by air pressure. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a sink or a bucket
- 31.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a stiff postcard (b) a glass of water (c) yeast (d) a sink or a bucket
- 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a towel
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the card-on-a-glass trick? (a) a stiff postcard (b) yeast (c) a towel (d) a sink or a bucket
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle pump (b) a suction hook (c) a fridge magnet (d) a medicine dropper
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the card-on-a-glass trick. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sink or a bucket (b) a towel (c) a magnet (d) a stiff postcard
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how full the glass is (b) whether the card stays (c) the same glass
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does the card stay on with a full glass and with a half-full glass? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same card (b) the way we turn it (c) how full the glass is (d) the same glass
Answer key
- a vacuum cleaner
- a balloon
- a battery cell
- it will not break
- air
- True
- air pressure
- True
- True
- False
- little air left inside
- False
- whether the card stays
- turmeric powder
- False
- True
- to catch any spills
- False
- False
- the same card
- False
- False
- False
- a stiff postcard
- True
- a glass of water
- a suction hook
- over a sink or bucket
- False
- a sink or a bucket
- True
- not needed
- yeast
- not needed
- a towel
- yeast
- a fridge magnet
- a magnet
- the same glass
- how full the glass is
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