Ping Pong ball Experiment – Morgan @ Tāmaki College

Title: Having Fun With Hair Dryers

Purpose:

The purpose is to understand the air pressure.

Hypothesis/Prediction (What I think will happen and why?)

M: I think that the ball will fall off every time you tilt or move the hair dryer.

K: I think that the ball will lose balance (fall off) at times.

J: I think that the ball will float higher and higher.

Equipment/Materials

Hair dryer – Ping pong ball

Method

First you want to plug in your hair dryer and turn it on.
Secondly you want to place the ball on top of the hair dryer.
Next you just want to turn it on and see what will happen.
Then check your prediction and see what really happened

Discussion

K: The ball did fall off because we couldn’t keep the hair drier still. So the air coming out of the hair drier was moving in a different direction.

Conclusion

K: To keep the ball up in the air, the hair drier must be kept in one place.

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Hi Morgan, I really like the way you have written up this experiment – it makes it very easy to follow – ka pai! I hope you enjoyed carrying out the experiment – I think science is a lot of fun. The results can be surprising and it’s a great way to learn about how the world works.

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