Description

Overview:

This webpage from Exploratorium provides an activity that demonstrates the Bernoulli principle with readily available materials. In this activity a table tennis ball is levitated in a stream of air from a vacuum cleaner. The site provides an explanation of what happens, asks questions about the activity, and also describes applications to flight. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.

Subject:

Physics

Level:

Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Provider:

Exploratorium

Provider Set:

Science Snacks

Date Added:

06/12/2006