Why does the teabag fly?
Lighting the top of the teabag cylinder heats the air inside the cylinder. The air molecules start to move more quickly and spread out to take up more space. As the air molecules spread out, the air inside the cylinder becomes less dense. Warm, less dense air rises above cool, dense air. The ash of the teabag is light and doesn't require much force to lift it. As the warm, less dense air rises, it has enough force to lift the ash of the teabag.
Here is the link to the experiment http://www.planet-science.com/categories/experiments/surprise/2011/03/make-a-teabag-fly.aspx
Wow room 7 that tea bag experiment sounds amazingly creative.
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From Charlotte and Scott
Hi I am Grace from Palmerston North RSS. Everyone is doing heaps of experiments they look really cool. I might try that at home. Bye I will send more tweets later.
ReplyDeleteHi this is Rosalind from Russelll Street School. Wow that was an amazing video. I really liked it.
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Bye. I hope you leave another comment so I can see.
Rosalind
Hi Rosalind
DeleteTo make the teabag fly we need tin foil and the teabag but we don't need the tea.
Then you need a lighter and then you light it up then it will fly.
From Adelei
wow that flyong teabag experiment sounds awesome.
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from kyra charlotte and ajay