Balloons & Buoyancy

Author:

Harlow, Danielle, LeMaster, Ron, Perkins, Kathy, Wieman, Carl

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

Experiment with a helium balloon, a hot air balloon, or a rigid sphere filled with different gases. Discover what makes some balloons float and others sink.

Languages:

English, Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Latvian Lettish, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Setswana, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Interactive

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado