Math Under Pressure
MATH UNDER PRESSURE
Lesson Plan
OBJECTIVE: Students calculate air and water pressure and discuss the effects of pressure on people and things underwater.
MATERIALS:
- Math Under Pressure activity sheet
- Pressure graph
- Teacher answer sheet
- Calculators as desired
PROCEDURE:
- Brainstorm with students about how air and water pressure affects their lives, such as in airplanes, while swimming/diving, blowing up a balloon, etc.
- Pass out copies of "Math Under Pressure" activity sheet and pressure graph to students.
- Review answers with students.
- Break students into teams to develop other atmosphere problems for their classmates.
Published: Fri May 03 10:09:03 EDT 2024