Gates Science Center - September 20, 2001 - Learning about Air
On Thursday, September 20, Wilcox F went to the Gates Science Center to learn about air. Mr. White and Mrs. Peiterson are the teachers who run the Gates Science Center. Here are some of the questions that were posed to the students of Wilcox F:
Does air have weight?
Can you feel air?
Can you see air?
Does air have weight?
Does air take up space?
Does air push against things?
Have your child explain what is happening in each picture.
Mr. White is talking to the kids of Wilcox F.
The children are measuring how long it takes for a candle to go out with different sized bottles.
Mrs. Peiterson is showing the children how to make a helicopter.
The children are launching their helicpoters.
The academy students are demonstrating that air takes up space.
The Wilcox F children are weighing their balloons, that have different amounts of air.