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Under Pressure
Explore pressure under and above water. See how pressure changes as you change fluids, gravity, container shapes, and volume.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Pressure
- Fluids
Sample Learning Goals
- Investigate how pressure changes in air and water.
- Discover how you can change pressure.
- Predict pressure in a variety of situations.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
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Fluid Pressure - an inquiry introduction
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Trish Loeblein | HS MS UG-Intro |
HW Lab CQs |
6/22/12 |
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Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab Demo HW CQs |
8/29/12 |
| Under Pressure | Michael Pennisi | HS | Lab | 11/8/12 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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