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Down with the Clip!
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | DuPont, Samuel Cates, Ryan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students see how surface tension can enable light objects (paper clips, peppercorns) to float on an island of oil in water, and subsequently sink when the surface tension of the oil/water interface is reduced by the addition of a surfactant; such as ordinary dish soap. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | College of Engineering, University of South Florida Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Chemistry Physical Science Science and Technology Cleaning Paper Clip Peppercorn Oil and Water Pepper Corn Surface Tension Paperclip Lotus Effect Chemical Engineering Surfactant |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT15M |
| Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Chemistry Technical |
