Air pressure experiment

Title: Air pressure experiment 

 

Purpose:

To have a look at how vacuum and air pressure works 

 

Hypothesis/Prediction (What I think will happen and why?)

 

I think that the water in side the glass will rise 

 

Equipment/Materials

 

Water 

A deep dish 

Candles

Matchs

Food colour

Glass tall enough to house a candle 

 

Method

 

Stick the candle onto the center of the plate using candle wax then put water onto the plate and around the candle then add 2 drops of food colouring to the water. Then you light the candle and add the glass on top.

 

Discussion

 

My group wanted to try with 2 candles but we did not get round to it 

 

Conclusion

 

This was a very fun experiment explaining air preesure

 

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