Try this outrageously funping pong ball air pressure experimentthat will demonstrateBernoullis Principlefor kids.
All you need for thisping pong ball funnel air pressureare a couple common household items.
So WOW kids with thisbernoullis principle ping-pong ball experimentin your lesson today!
To be fair, this experiment does not ACTUALLY defy gravity.
(Anti-gravity is really just science fiction.)
However thisbernoullis experimentdefinitelyAPPEARS to defy gravity.
Use this at home, in the classroom, or as a supplement to your homeschool science curriculum.
The reason for this is that moving air has a lowerair pressurethan air that is not moving.
Kids desiring an even deeper understanding of this phenomena can be taughtBernoullis equation.
Bernoullis experiment
This equation is only valid forincompressible fluids, meaning fluids with constantdensity.
Bernoullis equation mathematically explains the relationship between pressure, velocity, and elevation.
From this equation, it becomes clear that when velocity increases, pressure must decrease.
My 3.5 and 6 year olds were both completely convinced that they could.
Even my husband thought that he would be able to do it.
It turns out, this task is basically impossible.
The harder you blow, the more the ball is pulled back into the funnel.
Place the ping pong ball inside the funnel and slowly start turning the blow dryer upside down.
Simply place the ball inside the column of air flow and watch it hover in space.
Even preschoolers with steady hands can perform this trick on their own.
Youve GOT to try some of theseoutrageously funscience experiments for kids!
