Sunday, January 25, 2009

#1 Question of the Week

What might be examples of properties of air in the world around us?

8 comments:

  1. One example of a property of air in the world around us is a parachute, if the parachute even has a small hole it won't stop any air and the person will fall very fast, but if it's intact then the person will float slowly to the ground.
    Sophie

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  2. The properites of air are carbon dioxide, gases, clean air, and oxygen.

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  3. One example of properties of air in the world around us for example is an air bag in a car because it is something that can save your life. After the air bag comes out, it deflates to something that looks like a balloon with no air in it. What happened with the air inside the air bag is an example of properties of air. Jahkobi

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  4. WOW! Great follow through on the experiments! The Grade 6 students were divided into small groups and conducted a specific air experiment (following the Scientific Method) as part of a jigsaw activity. The groups then shared their hypothesis, findings and reflections with the rest of the class. Two representatives of each group have put together a podcast to share their findings with everyone, which are posted in the SIS blog. Their reflections of the application of their experiment ties in nicely in response to this question of the week. Check it out:
    http://www.gr6flightsis.blogspot.com/

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  5. One example of properties of air in the world around us would be a balloon because it needs air to be inflated but the air needs to be heated for the balloon to float off the ground. Hot air will rise to the top of the balloon causing the balloon to rise off the ground. A balloon will not stay in the air for long because gravity to prevent it, and the air in the balloon will cool off bringing it down. Ravi

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  6. Air contains carbon dioxide which is a made from gas and hear. It is good for plants because they breathe it in and breathe out oxygen but you can't have too much of a good thing. Too much carbon dioxide leaves little oxygen and that is not good for people. Stephanie

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  7. One property of air around us is wind for example for a kite to fly it need’s to have low wind pressure to fly in the air or for a really cold day where you can’t see anything there will be strong wind and fog so you can’t fly your kite. Lowell

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  8. Anything with mass is pulled toward the Earth by the force of gavity. Your wieght depends on your mass and the gavity pulling you down. If air has weight, gavity is also pulling it down,so it also must have mass.Though we cannot see it, air is matter. It takes up space, it has weight, and it expands when heated. The higher you are up in the sky, the less air pressure there is pressing down on you. That is why air pressure is higher at sea level than at the top of a mountain.

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