2008 MCAS High School Physics Released Items Document
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XX. Introductory Physics, High School
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Publié par
Nombre de lectures 13
Langue English


Steven W. Moje
Amaze your eyes
your ticket to science fun! Just add some easy-to-find materials like ping-pong balls and combs, and create a
weather vane to [earn about air, a paper bridge and birds to demonstrate balance, and a spinning spiral snake
to show the power of heat. .
Go up, up, and away with index-card helicopters. Make a bang with a paper popper. Cause static cling with
a tissue-paper doll. Other experiments work with chemistry, light, motion, math, and water. It’s the perfect
combination of science and play—100 times over!PREFACE
Paper is one of the simplest, versatile, available and least expensive materials known to humankind. Although most
commonly used for writing, packaging, and wrapping, it is also perfect for doing science experiments. Humans have
used paper or paper-like substances for thousands of years. The word paper comes from the word papyrus, a plant
from which the ancient Egyptians produced a material like paper to write upon. Nowadays, wood pulp from trees is the
usual source of paper fibers. To make paper, these fibers are mixed with a large amount of water. Small amounts of
additives such as glue and clay are mixed in, and water is removed through wire screens. The paper fibers deposited on
the screens are dried, smoothed, and cut to give many types, thicknesses, and sizes of paper.
In this book, you will learn how to do 100 exciting science experiments with paper. Experiments are organized into
these categories: air, balancing, chemistry, electricity and magnetism, flying things, heat, light, motion and inertia, noise-
and sound-makers, topology, water, and other experiments.
This book is easy enough for children to do, but can be enjoyed by other people as well. The experiments in 100
Simple Science Experiments with Paper are fun, easy, and safe to do, and can be performed using materials and
equipment commonly found around the house. Teachers, parents, and children alike will delight in discovering the many
ways in which paper can be used to learn and enjoy science at home and in the classroom.
There are many different sizes and weights of paper. Paper size ranges from small, 3x5 inch (7.5 x 13 cm) scratch
pads to medium, 8.5 x 11 inch (22 x 28 cm) school notebook paper, to large construction paper, artist’s paper, and
newsprint. You will find these and many other sizes and kinds of paper at your local grocery, variety, arts & crafts, or
hobby supply store.
Paper weight ranges from light to heavy. The heavier and thicker the paper, the stronger it is. Lightweight paper
(such as onionskin or erasable typewriter paper) is good for activities where light weight is important, such as making
airplanes or kites. Medium-weight paper (which includes notebook paper, scratch pads, and computer printer paper)
is fairly strong and not too heavy. It can be used for most of the experiments in this book. Heavy-weight paper (for
example, index cards or cardboard) is good for construction activities where strength and stability are important, such
as building paper towers, and for balancing objects.
The types of paper used in this book are:
• Brown lunch and grocery bags
•Cardboard (packing boxes, cereal boxes, etc.)
•Cardboard oatmeal cartons (cylinder-shaped)
•These are standard sizes in the US. Paper sizes in other countries are slightly different in size. Use the closest size
if these aren’t available to you.
• Cardboard tubes from toilet paper or paper towels
• Computer printer paper
• Coffee filters
• Construction and drawing paper
• Crepe paper
• Dollar bill (or other paper money)
• Index cards (small and large sizes)
• Manila file folders
• Newspaper• Notebook paper
• Note pads
• Onionskin paper
• Paper cups
• Paper plates
• Paper towels
•Tissue paper
•Toilet paper
•Waxed paper
•Writing paper
Materials (in addition to paper) used for experiments in this book are:
• Bowl
•Bugs (crawling and flying)
• Cartons from orange juice of milk
• Coat hanger
• Coins (pennies, nickels, quarters or other coins)
• Comb for hair
• Cornstarch
• Dishwashing liquid
• Drinking straws (for soda, flexible and straight)
• Food coloring
•Fruit (soft fruit such as grape and banana)
• Glue (school glue)
• Ice cream or craft sticks
• Lemon and orange juice
• Metal washer, bolt, nut, and nail
•Paper clips (jumbo and standard sizes)
•Ping-pong ball
•Pipe cleaners
• Plastic soda bottle
• Plastic wrap
• Plates (plastic, polystyrene foam, and aluminum)
•Rocks• Rectangular pencil eraser
•Rubber bands
• Sand, salt, sugar, rice, or other small-grained materials
• Spool of thread
•Thumbtack or pin
•Water and ice
Tools and equipment used for experiments in this book are:
•Ballpoint pen
• Books
• Drawing compass
• Magnet (store-bought for experiment, or else use a refrigerator or shower-curtain magnet)
• Markers (water-based and permanent)
• Pencil
• Plastic dishpan
• Plastic funnel
•Plastic or glass drinking glass
• Ruler (or yardstick or meter stick)
•Tape (clear cellophane tape, masking tape, and duct tape)
•Wide-mouth jar with lidPAPER FAN
You will need:
Notebook paper, tape
What to do:
Fold a sheet of notebook paper into an accordion shape. Pinch together the folds, 1 to 2 inches (3 to 5 cm) from
one of the ends. Tape the folded end to make a handle. Grasp the handle and wave your hand back and forth. You will
feel a cooling breeze on your face!
How it works:
Even though you cannot see air, it is just as real as objects that are visible. Air has mass and takes up space, just like
visible objects. When the paper fan moves the air, you feel the motion of the air as a breeze on your face.
More science fun:
Make fans out of larger and smaller paper. Which size gives the strongest breeze? Is there a limit to the size (smallest
or largest) of the fan that you can make?
You will need:
Paper plate, ice cream (craft) stick, tape
What to do:
Tape an ice cream stick to the back of a paper plate. Grasp the stick and wave the plate back and forth. You will feel
a cooling breeze on your face!
How it works:
Just as with a paper fan, the paper plate fan pushes air when you move the fan handle. As the large round surface of
the paper plate fan pushes the air, you feel it as a breeze on your face.
More science fun:
Which fan (paper or paper plate) gives a stronger breeze? Make fans from larger and smaller paper plates. Which
size gives the strongest breeze? Is there a limit to the size of the fan that you can make? Make fans from other types of
plates (plastic or polystyrene foam).PAPER SHEET AND PAPER BALL RACE
You will need:
Notebook paper
What to do:
Crumple a piece of notebook paper into a ball. Drop it at the same time as you drop a flat sheet of notebook paper.
The piece of paper takes longer to fall than the ball of paper.
How it works:
There is more air pressing on the surface of the flat piece of paper than on the surface of the paper ball. The
crumpled up ball has less air to push out of the way as it falls than the flat piece of paper does. That is why the ball hits
the ground first.
More science fun:
Do the experiment with different sizes and shapes of paper sheets and paper balls. Which sizes and shapes falls
fastest? Which falls slowest?
You will need:
Index cards
What to do:
Hold up two index cards, one on edge and the other
flat. Drop them both at the same time. The index card
which is on edge will reach the ground first After a short
distance, the “on-edge” index card will behave as the
other (flat) index card does, dropping with a random
floppy motion which alternates from horizontal to
How it works:
As with the flat vs. balled-up piece of paper, the object that has a greater surface area exposed to the air falls more
More science fun:
Use different sizes of index cards. Which size falls fastest? Bend an index card. Does it fall faster or slower than an
You will need:
Paper, book, coin
What to do:
Place a piece of paper on top of a book; make sure that the paper is smaller than the book. Drop both together. The
paper will stick to the top of the book. Now drop a piece of paper by itself. It falls much more slowly. Do a similar
experiment with a smaller piece of paper placed on top of a large coin (instead of on a book).
How it works:
The book and coin push aside the air in front of the paper. For this reason, the paper falls at the same (fast) rate as
its heavier “helper” (the book or coin). A piece of paper falling by itself cannot as easily overcome air resistance.
Consequently, it falls more slowly.
More science fun:
Drop different sizes of paper on different weights of books and coins. Which combinations of sizes and weights falls
You will need:
Notebook paper, straw, tape
What to do:
Bend a piece of notebook paper in half. Place a straw inside the paper, along the bend. Allow 1 inch (2.5 cm) of
the straw to stick out of the paper. Tape the loose ends of the paper together to make an wing-like shape or airfoil.
Blow along the top of the airfoil. The paper will lift into the air!
How it works:
Moving air has less pressure than still air. The faster that air moves, the less air pressure it has. Air passing over the
curved top of the airfoil has to travel further (and thus faster) than air on the flat bottom of the airfoil. Since the air
passing over the bottom of the airfoil has more pressure than air passing over the top, the airfoil is pushed up.
More science fun:
Blow harder on the airfoil. Does the airfoil rise more quickly? Make a larger airfoil, using a large brown grocery
bag and wooden dowel. Your breath will probably not be strong enough to cause the airfoil to rise. To create a
stronger wind, use a hair dryer or the blower end of a vacuum cleaner. Which works better?PAPER STRIP AIR LIFT
You will need:
2x5 inch (5 x 13 cm) strip of notebook paper
What to do:
How it works:
Moving air has less air pressure than still air. The still air below the strip pushes with more force than the moving air
above the strip, so the strip of paper rises up.
More science fun:
Which size, shape, and type (weight) of paper rises most easily?
You will need:
5x8 inch (12.5 x 20 cm) index card, notebook paper
What to do:
Bend down the 5 inch (12.5 cm) edges of a 5 x 8 inch index card about 0.5 inch (1 cm). Place the card on a
tabletop, resting it on the card’s bent edges. Blow underneath the card. The card will sag toward the tabletop.
How it works:
The air moving underneath the card has less pressure than the still air above the card. As a result of this, the card is
pressed down toward the table-top (toward the lower pressure region between the card and the tabletop).
More science fun:
Do the same experiment with a lighter weight paper, such as notebook paper. How much more readily does the
You will need:
Plastic funnel, ping-pong ball
What to do:
Place a ping-pong ball into a plastic funnel. Try to blow the ball out of the funnel. You will not be able to! The harder
you blow, the more tightly the ball clings to the bottom of the funnel.
How it works:
Air moving around the ping-pong ball has less pressure than the air above it, so the ball stays in the funnel.
More science fun:
Use other lightweight objects, such as balls of paper or small balloons. Which remain in the funnel? Which are blown
out? If any objects are blown out, do they have shapes that are less smooth than the surface of the ping-pong ball?
You will need:
3x5 inch (7.5 x 13 cm) index card, spool of thread, round toothpick
What to do:
Push a round toothpick halfway into the center of a 3 x 5 inch index card. Place the index card on the top of a spool
of thread, with the toothpick sticking into the spool’s hole. Try to push away the card by blowing through the hole at the
other end of the spool. You will not be able to remove it! The harder you blow, the more tightly the card sticks to the
spool! Hold the spool upside down. As long as you continue to blow, the card and toothpick will stay fastened to the
How it works:
Air flowing around the bottom of the index card has less pressure than air above the card, so the card stays attached
to the spool. (The toothpick keeps the card from slipping sideways off the spool.)
More science fun:
Try other sizes of index cards. Which size works the best? Try notebook paper. When you blow through the spool,
does the paper stay fastened onto the spool as easily as the index card does?PAPER BALL AND SODA BOTTLE
You will need:
Empty plastic soda bottle, small ball of paper
What to do:
Wad up a small piece of paper into a ball that is slightly smaller than the mouth of a soda bottle. Try to blow the ball
into the bottle. You will not be able to!
How it works:
The air in the bottle hinders the paper ball from being blown in. If the ball is just barely smaller than the opening of
the bottle (and does not fall in all by itself), there is not enough space for air to escape between the surface of the ball
and the inside of the mouth of the bottle, so the ball will not go in.
More science fun:
Try balls made of different types of paper and of other materials, such as aluminum foil. How easily will they go into
the bottle?
You will need:
Paper, glass, dishpan of water
What to do:
Wad up a piece of paper and wedge it into the bottom of a drinking glass. Turn the glass upside down and push it
into a dishpan of water. The paper will not get wet!
How it works:
A small amount of water is forced into the mouth of the glass when the glass is pushed below the surface of the
water. However, since the air in the glass cannot escape, it presses back against the water until the pressure of the air
equals the pressure of the water. The wad of paper wedged into the bottom of the glass is safely out of the reach of the
water, so the paper does not get wet
More science fun:
Use taller or wider glasses. In which type of glass (taller or wider) does water rise more? Push the glass completely
below the surface of the water. Does the paper still remain dry?

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