Materials List:
Under Pressure
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_dams_lesson03_activity1
Each group needs:
- 2-liter plastic soda bottle (ask students to bring from home)
- (optional) Bottle Template and Rulers; prepare bottle by printing and cutting out this template for drilling bottle holes
- ruler or tape measure (or make rulers by printing Bottle Template and Rulers on paper or overhead transparency sheets and cutting into strips)
- 2 strips of duct tape for covering holes
- drill with ~1/8-in bit (have students mark hole and teacher drill, or drill bottle holes before activity), or a sharp-pointed object to punch 1/8-in holes
- water from a faucet or large container
- sink or basin to catch water (unnecessary if working outside)
- stopwatch (or wall clock with second hand)
- Pascal's Law Worksheet
- calculator