Summary
Mark builds a giant working Super Soaker that shoots water fast enough to break objects, using stored air pressure. He explains how the classic toy's pressure design scales up.
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Ages 7+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Air squeezed into the tank presses on the water. Open the valve and the pressure shoves the water out in a powerful stream.
- How does a Super Soaker use air to push water?
- Why does more pressure make the water shoot farther and harder?
- What everyday tools also use pressure to move water or air?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: pressure, force, stream, valve.
Try it: Squeeze a water bottle with a small hole in the cap. How does squeezing harder change the stream? Explain.