This task is about investigating water flow and pressure.
How to do this task:
- Collect a milk container and its top.
- Fill the container with water. Put on the top. Put your fingers over the holes. Carry it on its side so that it doesn’t spill.
- Set up the container with the holes facing away from the edge of the seat.
- Remove the top and take your fingers away.
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The water will begin to come out of the holes. On the diagram above draw how the water comes out of the three holes.
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From which hole does the water travel further? ____________________
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Why does water travel furthest from this hole?
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Now refill the bottle with water and do the experiment again, but this time have the top on the bottle.
Write down what happens.
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Explain why the water flow is different from before.
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