STEAMwork | science exploration
bernoulli's hoops
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We look at airflow this week on STEAMwork science exploration. Teach your young learners about lift, gravity, density, thrust, and more with an at home version of our Bernoulli’s Hoops exhibit! Bring a bit of Museum magic to your home and see what you can make fly.
materials
hairdryer
ping pong ball and other found objects
additional resources
A force is a push or pull that causes an object to change its speed, direction or shape. Learn more about the four forces of flight: gravity, lift, thrust and drag.
Do you have balloons on hand and want to try a different experiment that demonstrates Bernoulli’s principle? Try this experiment from Scientific American.
Learn about the physics of flight from Cornell Center for Materials Research.
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