Each student will draw a diagram of the cup, the peanut, and the water to illustrate what happens during the experiment. The students will discuss with their group members what will happen in the experiment. Then each student will record their findings and answer the questions at the top of their worksheet on their own. The students will work the experiment together and everyone will be observing what is happening. Then they will record what happens when their is a hole in the cup.
Air is vital to life on Earth and is necessary for plants, animals, and humans to live.
Air is all around us and effects things such as temperature and water. It is important for students to know all of these things about air to understand it fully. This lesson is relevant to their lives because they breathe in air throughout the day and need to know what makes up the air they breathe. ESL students having trouble with the language will work with a partner to understand the activity. The components that make up air such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.