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This activity demonstrates the effects of compressed air using a plastic garbage bag, straws, and tape. Students work in teams of 4-5 to poke holes in the bag and insert straws, then seal the bag so air doesn't leak out. Team members blow into the straws to push compressed air into the bag, lifting another student sitting on top, showing how compressed air can move and lift parts in machines like car engines.

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Air Push PDF

This activity demonstrates the effects of compressed air using a plastic garbage bag, straws, and tape. Students work in teams of 4-5 to poke holes in the bag and insert straws, then seal the bag so air doesn't leak out. Team members blow into the straws to push compressed air into the bag, lifting another student sitting on top, showing how compressed air can move and lift parts in machines like car engines.

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Air Push

Grade Level
Grades 4-6

Materials
Sturdy plastic garbage bag, four
or five straws, sticky tape, pencil
Engineers use compressed air to
make some parts of machines,
such as car engines, move and to
slow things down. "Air Push"
demonstrates an effect of
compressed air.
Organize a team of four or five.
Seal the open end of a sturdy
plastic garbage bag so no air will
leak out. Spread the bag out on
the floor. Team members should
poke one hole each in the trash
bag with a pencil. Stick a straw in
each hole and put tape around
the straws to prevent air leaks.
One teammate can sit on top of
the trash bag, as all other
teammates blow into the straws.
Activity provided by: Society of
Automotive Engineers from A
World in Motion
National Engineers Week 1997

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