PETROSAINS SCIENCE SHOW COMPETITION 2016

SCHOOL

SMJK SIN MIN

GROUP MEMBERS:

1. JESSLYN HO YONG XIN

2. OOI CHEA LIE

TEACHER ADVISOR

ENCIK ZUHERLY BIN ZOLKAPALI

EXPERIMENT 1
NAME/TITLE
TOPIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN
MESSAGES
MATERIALS
WHAT TO DO?

WHAT HAPPENS?
SCIENCE EXPLAINATION

Antigravity Water
Air Pressure
To demonstrate that atmospheric pressure
has a great force.
High pressure pushes up water in a
container which has lower air pressure.
Coloured water, conical flask, plastic card
1. Fill the conical flask with coloured
water.
2. Cover the mouth of the conical flask
with a plastic card and invert it.
3. Remove your hand from the card.
The card stays in place and the water
does not flow out.
The atmospheric outside acts on the
surface of the plastic card pushing it up.
The resultant force on the card is greater
than the weight of the water in the conical
flask, so the card does not fall off.

EXPERIMENT 2
NAME/TITLE
TOPIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN
MESSAGES
MATERIALS
WHAT TO DO?

Squished Balloon
Air Pressure
To demonstrate that higher pressure
pushes air particles to the lower pressure.
Air particles in higher pressure flow to
lower pressure.
A balloon, lighter, a strip of paper, conical
flask.
1. Blow a balloon up until its just a bit

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larger than the mouth of the conical

flask.
2. Light a strip of paper and drop it into
the conical flask.
3. Quickly place the balloon on the top
of the conical flask.
The balloon was sucked into the conical
flask.
Once the balloon is placed over the top of
the conical flask, the fire will run out of
oxygen and go out. When the air inside the
flask cools down, the pressure inside will
fall and the atmospheric pressure pushes
the balloon into the flask.

EXPERIMENT 3
NAME/TITLE
TOPIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN
MESSAGES
MATERIALS

WHAT TO DO?

WHAT HAPPENS?

SCIENCE EXPLAINATION

Water Fountain
Air Pressure
To show air particles in higher pressure
flow to lower pressure.
Steam that condenses has lower pressure
compared to atmospheric pressure.
Round-bottomed flask, rubber stopper with
glass tube, 500 ml of potassium
manganate (VII) solution, water, Bunsen
burner, test tube holder
1. Fill the round-bottomed flask with
some water and put the rubber
stopper with glass tube in the mouth
of the flask.
2. Heat the water until it boils and
steam escapes from the flask.
3. Invert the flask and put the glass
tube into a beaker containing
potassium manganate (VII) solution.
The solution from the beaker rushes up
the glass tube and fills the round-bottomed
flask.
When the steam condenses, the pressure
in the flask falls. Thus, the higher pressure
outside pushes the solution into roundbottomed flask.

EXPERIMENT 4
NAME/TITLE
TOPIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN
MESSAGES
MATERIALS
WHAT TO DO?

WHAT HAPPENS?
SCIENCE EXPLAINATION

Water Bottle Prank

Air Pressure
To show that air particles in lower pressure
cannot flow to region with higher pressure.
Air inside a closed container does not
experience atmospheric pressure directly.
Plastic bottle, water, a nail
1. Fill the plastic bottle to the very top
with water and twist on the lid.
2. Use a nail to poke several holes on
the water bottle.
3. Open the lid of the bottle.
When the cap is unscrewed, water squirts
through the holes.
When the cap is on the bottle, water cant
flow out as the pressure in the bottle is
low. When the lid is uncapped, the
pressure inside the bottle and outside are
balance so the water squirts out through
the holes.

EXPERIMENT 5
NAME/TITLE
TOPIC
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN
MESSAGES
MATERIALS
WHAT TO DO?

WHAT HAPPENS?

Fireproof Balloon
Heat
To demonstrate the properties of balloon
which is thin.
Heat passes through the balloon and
water absorbs most of the heat from the
flame.
Two balloons, candle, white tile, lighter,
water
1. Inflate a balloon and tie it off.
2. Light up a candle and place it on a
white tile.
3. Hold the air-filled balloon slowly
towards the flame of the candle.
4. Next, fill the balloon with some
water and blow it up.
5. Then, tie off the balloon.
6. Hold the water-filled balloon and
slowly lower it over the candle.
The air-filled balloon bursts whereas the

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water-filled balloon does not burst.

The heat energy damages the thin layer of
the rubber of the air-filled balloon. The air
inside the balloon pushes against the
weakened rubber and eventually the
balloon pops.
As the balloon is thin, the heat energy from
the flame passes through the water-filled
balloon quickly and heats the water. The
heat is constantly being transferred away
from the balloon so the balloon remains
undamaged.