Plastic Baggie and Balloon Piercing

Overview

Explores the expansion of textual literacy to include all other forms of media.

Properties of matter - Attractive forces in matter - Adhesion and Cohesion

Physical science content focus

Attractive forces in matter - Adhesive force, acts to hold two separate bodies together (or to stick one body to another). Cohesive force, acts to hold together like or unlike atoms, ions, or molecules in a single body. However, both forces result from the same basic properties of matter. Properties such as surface tension in liquids (cohesion), and capillary action (combination of adhesion and cohesion). Hardness of a diamond results from a strong cohesive forces between the carbon atoms of which it is made. Friction between two solid bodies depends in part upon adhesion.

Supporting ideas from unpacking the big idea

Science practices

Use of evidence and reasoning to understand interactions in our world.

Supporting ideas from unpacking the big idea

Crosss cutting concepts - Systems & system models, structure & functions, stability and change

Activity sequence

Resources and materials

Plastic bag, water, pencil, balloon, pin, oil

Pedagogical ideas

Demonstration and questioning.

Definitions

Lesson and activity details

 

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