An engaging resource for students to practice their understanding of the two pressure formulas:
P=height x density x gravity and P= force/area.
Students have to calculate the pressure that each animal/person is subjected to at different depths in sea water. They are given the lethal force required for each organism, using the P=f/a formula they have to work out if they survive or not. Extension activities could include - finding out the maximum depth they have to be at before they would die etc...
You could ask the students to find a liquid that has a much lower density in which the organisms could survive greater depths. My students loved it and I hope your students do too.
Enjoy!
P=height x density x gravity and P= force/area.
Students have to calculate the pressure that each animal/person is subjected to at different depths in sea water. They are given the lethal force required for each organism, using the P=f/a formula they have to work out if they survive or not. Extension activities could include - finding out the maximum depth they have to be at before they would die etc...
You could ask the students to find a liquid that has a much lower density in which the organisms could survive greater depths. My students loved it and I hope your students do too.
Enjoy!
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really liked this as change to normal calculations :) Thank you
Thanks, easy and fun...students enjoyed it. We even played "Under the Sea" while they worked.
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