Mass and Weight - Jan. 31 Glenn Rutland explains how the mass and weight of an object is directly related to the gravitational pull of the planet that the mass is on. Activity Sheet: Lesson 1 | 124Kb Air Pressure and Altitude - Feb. 14 Sandra Porras explains the relationship between air pressure and altitude. Activity Sheet: Lesson 2 | 29Kb Air Pressure - March 6 Glenn Rutland Activity Sheet: Lesson 3 | 23Kb Lighter Than Air - March 20 Sandra Porras explores what it means to be "Lighter than Air." For this lesson, you will need a calculator, the activity page below and a pen or pencil. Activity Sheet: Lesson 4 | 52Kb Buoyancy - April 10 Glenn Rutland uses a container filled with water and a small Cartesian diver to help you better understand Archimedes' principle of buoyancy and gas volume vs. pressure (Boyles Law). Activity Sheet: Lesson 5 | 420Kb
Meteorology - April 24 Sam Shilling discusses changes in air pressure - highs and lows, with their comings and goings, are our major weather markers. Please download the Pressure Block Instructions (1,022 KB) and complete the exercise before watching this lesson. The instructions are explained in a short video that can be viewed via our Video Library. Density - May 8 Sandra Porras Activity Sheet: Lesson 7 | 41Kb Answer Key: Lesson 7 Key | 43Kb