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EDST Tute 2

The document discusses several experiments related to surface tension including predicting how much water a cup can hold before spilling, an upside down water experiment, and a floating paperclip experiment with detergent added. It provides background on surface tension explaining how water molecules are attracted to each other and other surfaces. It also discusses using the concept of surface tension to make informed decisions in daily life.

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EDST Tute 2

The document discusses several experiments related to surface tension including predicting how much water a cup can hold before spilling, an upside down water experiment, and a floating paperclip experiment with detergent added. It provides background on surface tension explaining how water molecules are attracted to each other and other surfaces. It also discusses using the concept of surface tension to make informed decisions in daily life.

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EDST Tutorial 2

Activity 1:
Prediction
The cup can contain 475ml without the water spilling over

Record the results:


 Experiment: The cup can fit 258ml before it spills over

Observe:
Our group pour the water from the jug into the cup and use the pipette to fill in
The water sits on the corner of the cup like a bubble before it spills over
There were some bubbles in the water, and we emptied the cup and redo it again

Research:
The surface tensions
Surface tension could be defined as the property of the surface of a liquid that
allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of the water
molecules.

Cohesion – water attrct to water


Adhesion – water attract to other substances

The water molecules are more strongly attracted to the glass than they are to
other water molecules (because glass molecules are even more polar than water
molecules). You can see this by looking at the image below: the water extends
highest where it contacts the edges of the tube, and dips lowest in the middle.

Discussion: The weights are just pure distraction

Questions:
What do you notice about the water?
 Think about the sub strand of this activity in the curriculum? Is it physical or
chemical?

Other experiment worth research:


- Walking water

Activity 2: Upside down water experiment

Video recorded

Research:

When you flip the water glass over in this experiment, the water in the glass is
pulled down by gravity. But, the force of the water pushing down is lower than
the force of atmospheric pressure, which is pushing up on the card. That's why
the water stays in the glass.

Discussion: At the end, the cardboard will drop because it absorbs waters and getting
wobbly which cause the cardboard heavier.

Activity 3: Floating paperclip in the cup with detergent

Prediction: The paperclip will float. Once adding detergent in the water, there will be some
bubbles in the cup.

Elaborate:
With the idea of surface tension, how do you guide students to make informed decisions in
their daily life?

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