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This site contains an activity utilizing a Cartesian diver, a tube that barely floats when placed in water.  The diver is made from a condiment packet and placed in a squeezable plastic bottle where it will float, sink, or hover according to changes in pressure.  The provides an explanation of what happens in terms of fluids and mechanics, lists materials needed, and offers assembly instructions. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Fluid Mechanics
- Dynamics of Fluids
- Middle School
- High School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
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© 2006 Exploratorium
Keywords:
Cartesian diver, bouyancy, floating and sinking, pressure
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 13, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:
August 2, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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August 4, 2006
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment-diver).
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Condiment Diver (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment-diver>.
APA Format
Condiment Diver. (2006, August 4). Retrieved April 25, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment-diver
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Condiment Diver. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 4, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment-diver (accessed 25 April 2024).
MLA Format
Condiment Diver. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 4 Aug. 2006. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/condiment-diver>.
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@misc{ Title = {Condiment Diver}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {25 April 2024}, Month = {August 4, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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