[金牌原创]How to Play With Your Food Science at the Dinner Table.pptVIP

How to Play With Your Food: Science at the Dinner Table Robert Sparks National Optical Astronomy Observatory Fill a clear plastic cup with a clear carbonated beverage (Sprite, Sierra Mist, Carbonated Water, etc) Drop half a dozen or so raisins into the cup and observe Raisins float to the surface sink to the bottom and repeat the process Carbon Dioxide bubbles attach to the raisins increasing their buoyancy enough to make them float Bubbles pop at the surface and raisins sink again The Atomizer! You need a cup of water and two straws Hold one straw vertical: Do not let it touch the bottom of the cup Hold the other straw horizontal over the first and blow hard! The Atomizer! Bernoulli’s principle says that moving air creates low pressure above the straw Air pressure forces fluid up the straw Straw Through the Potato! Can you take a straw and drive it through a potato? Straw Through the Potato! The trick: Put your thumb over the end of the straw Trapped air in the straw gets compressed High pressure air gives straw added strength /watch?v=beELbuz9_0g The Finale: Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser! Do this OUTSIDE! Drop a roll of Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke and STAND BACK! The Finale: Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser! Gelatin and gum arabic in Mentos break surface tension of water Bubbles form on nucleation sites in Mentos Sploosh! Pinon Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007 * Pinon Teacher Workshop October 13th, 2007