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Pressure Pullers NGSS

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Simple to use: no vacuum pump - but incredibly difficult to pull apart.

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What keeps these cups together? Suction or air pressure? These cups are very simple to use: no vacuum pump - just two levers - yet they are incredibly difficult to pull apart. A great way to illustrate the concept that air pressure, not suction, is forcing the cups together. Have your students calculate, based on the area of the cup and the standard air pressure, just how much force is required to pull the cups apart. Sold in sets of two. Approx. 12 cm (4.75") diameter.

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Pressure Pullers
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I have used the pressure pullers as part of the chemistry instructional program at Duke as well as in our chemistry outreach program. They have been a hit with both groups and clearly show the relative strength/pressure of the air due its weight. I originally thought that closing the handles would push out the air from inside reducing the pressure, similar to the suction cups used on windows and in bathrooms. However, if you look at one closely, the rubber portion actually is pulled inward increasing the volume. When the two are placed together and the handles are closed the volume inside actually is increased without increasing the amount of air. Thus the pressure inside is reduced. The air pressure outside is greater than the inside making it more difficult to pull them apart. The students in the classes and the audience at outreach events truly enjoy using the pressure pullers as they attempt to pull against one another, trying to pull the other across the room. My TA also found she could climb up my white board, which I do not recommend. Caution, the pullers can come apart if sufficient force is applied. I always have my outreach presenters stand behind the kids to catch them if the pullers do come apart. As a real world application, the same pullers are used to pull out minor dents in automobiles.
Kenneth Lyle

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Kids Are Amazed
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Excellent quality...very durable. Works great.
Alice

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Pressure Pullers
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Great device for our classes, simple, yet effective in showing kids what pressure is all about. I recommend this!
Jack Hamlett

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Pressure Pullers
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I purchased the Pressure puller set for a college course presentation. They were a hit and helped students understand atmospheric pressure in a fun and creative way. I am going to school for elementary education and Educational Innovations, Inc will definitely be a resource for me!
Teacher at Heart

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Pressure Pullers
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These pressure pullers demonstrate, in an excellent hands-on manner, how much weight the air around us really has. Portable and easy to use, they're a double hit... you get to use two volunteers *and* get to explain the common misconception of suction vs. pressure. Highly recommended!
Jerry Hornak

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Huge Hit
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We give these away as prizes at science workshops and they are a wanted item!
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NGSS

This product will support your students' understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*, as shown in the table below.

Elementary Middle School High School

K-ESS2-1

Students can use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. Students can apply knowledge gained from the Pressure Pullers demonstration to understand the power of Air pressure and its effects on weather. (See Lesson Ideas)

K-ESS3-2

Students can ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather. Students can apply knowledge gained from the Pressure Pullers demonstration to understand the power of Air pressure and how Air Pressure is a factor in forecasting weather.

3-ESS2-1

Students can represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. Students can apply knowledge gained from the Pressure Pullers demonstration to understand the power of Air pressure and its effects on weather/seasons. (See Lesson Ideas)

3-PS2-1

Students can use the Pressure Pullers in a plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

5-ESS2-1

Students can develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact. Students can apply knowledge gained from the Pressure Pullers demonstration to understand the power of Air pressure and how it interacts on Earth. (See Lesson Ideas)

MS-PS2-2

Students can use the Pressure Pullers to plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

MS-ESS2-6

Students can use the Pressure Pullers to develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determines regional climates. (See Lesson Ideas)

HS-ESS2-4

Students can apply knowledge gained from the Pressure Pullers demonstration (See Lesson Ideas), to use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth systems results in changes in climate.

Suggested Science Idea(s)

K-ESS2-1,
K-ESS3-2,
2-PS1-2,
3-ESS2-1,
3-PS2-1,
5-ESS2-1,
MS-PS2-2,
MS-ESS2-6,
and
HS-ESS2-4

The Pressure Pullers will help students to feel the power of air pressure. Use it to teach students the 'truths' about air pressure, 'There is no suction!' Students can calculate based on the area of the cup and the standard air pressure to calculate how much force is required to pull the cups apart.
Common Units of Force and Pressure
1 atmosphere = 760 millimeters of mercury (Hg)
= 1.013 x 105 pascals
= 14.70 pounds per square inch
1 torr = 1 millimeter of mercury (Hg)

 

* NGSS is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this product.

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