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Sky Watchers Weather Learning Stations - Grades 4, 5 and 6

Station 5: Is Air Really There? — Student Handout

Devise your plan!

1. Look at the material you have to work with. Think of a way you can use all this to decide if air has mass. Now state your ideas by making a hypothesis. A hypothesis is just an "If…, then …" statement. So for example, "If I do this, then this will happen." Please write your hypothesis below:

2. Now that you have your hypothesis, draw a picture showing how you are going to use the materials to answer the question: Does air have mass? Show in the drawing what you expect will happen.

Try out your plan!

3. Write down the steps to your plan, including how you will record your results.
(First, I will…; Then, I will…; Finally, I will…)

4. Execute your plan and record your results.

Analyze and conclude

5. Explain what happened when you tested your hypothesis.

6. Does this prove that air has mass? Why or why not?

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