Barometer - History of STEM Practicals - Pressure + Climate - Distance Learning

Practical 10 in the History in STEM practical series.
In practical 10 we exam the history of the humble barometer. From 1000s of years of misconceptions about the workings of air pressure and vacuums, it was only in the 1600s that enough of an understanding was there in order to build this useful weather predictor.
In the practical section there are two methods for building a barometer for yourself. With this practical using easily obtainable household materials to build the instrument, this is a perfect experiment to be done via distance learning if needed. As an addition, there are instructions for a very BIG teacher demo that is sure to be remembered.

More about the History in STEM practical Series
This series is designed to bring quality cross-curricula material to STEM subjects, that help students to explore and discover phenomena normally taught, while getting a glimpse into the history of its development.
In addition, a number of the practicals give the students the opportunity to play “Mythbusters”, looking at a number of different methods and having to reason why one or the other was the more likely or useful method.
From Ancient Greece to Vikings, China to the Golden age of the Muslim empire and beyond to India, the series takes a look at some of the most important STEM achievements throughout history.
There is a plan for 40 of these such practicals in this series, so, if you liked this one, consider looking at some of the others, or check out some of the bundles available.

Other practicals in the series:

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or get the individual practicals:

• Similar Triangles - History of STEM practicals - How Far Is That Boat?
• Water Alarm Clock - History of STEM practicals - Pressure and Displacement
• Viking Sunstones - History of STEM practicals - Refraction and Birefringence
• Pythagoras’ Cup - History of STEM practicals - Siphon
• Archimedes’ Eureka - History of STEM practicals - Density
• Measuring the World - History of STEM Practicals - Circumference of Circles
• Chemical Reactions - History of STEM practicals - Invisible Ink Practical
• Statistics and Cryptography - History of STEM practicals - Crack the Code
• Force and Tensile Strength - History of STEM practicals - Paper Part 1
• Check the Weather - Barometer - Pressure and Climate - Distance Learning