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Fluid Pressure and Flow

Fluid Pressure and Flow Screenshot
  • Pressure
  • Water
  • Fluids

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Topics

  • Pressure
  • Water
  • Fluids
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Bernoulli
  • Density

Description

Explore pressure in the atmosphere and underwater. Reshape a pipe to see how it changes fluid flow speed. Experiment with a leaky water tower to see how the height and water level determine the water trajectory.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Investigate how pressure changes in air and water.
  • Discover how you can change pressure.
  • Predict pressure in a variety of situations.
  • Determine how fluid motion affects the pressure.
  • Figure out how to convert water pressure to water velocity.
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Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 Demo
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Fluid Pressure - an inquiry introduction A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
MS
UG-Intro		 CQs
HW
Lab
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
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Fluid Pressure and Flow Phet Simulation worksheet Yau-Jong Twu HS HW
Guided
Students' Learning Activity (Fluid Pressure & Flow) Caryll Baylon & Jeramie Bulat-ag HS Guided
Static Fluid Pressure and Fluid Flow Shawn Templin HS
UG-Intro		 Lab
Fluids Lab Travis Brown HS Lab
Fluid Experiments Patrick Foley HS
UG-Intro		 Lab
Static Pressure Ray Smola HS Lab
HW
Virtueel practicum Dries Boncquet HS Lab
Demo
pengamatan agus umaeza HS Lab
Prinsip Bernaulli Yoky Novra Silta HS Lab
Pressão de Fluido e Fluxo Jhionatan Aguiar HS Guided
Lab
Roteiro Para Utilização do Aplicativo de Principio de Bernoulli David Leandro Pereira Miranda HS Lab
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica Carla Tavares HS Lab
Other
Discuss
MC
Guided
Demo
HW
Presión hidrostática - introducción con indagación Trish Loeblein, traducción por Diana López UG-Intro
HS
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Guided
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PRESIÓN DE FLUIDOS Patricia Abdel Rahim UG-Adv Lab
Ecuación de Continuidad y Principio de Bernoulli Elvis Rivera HS Lab
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Guided

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Translations

Language Download or Run Tips
Albanian All shqip Run now Shtypja e lëngjeve dhe rrjedhja e tyre
Arabic All العربية Run now ضغط السائل والتدفق
Armenian All Armenian Run now Հեղուկի ճնշումը և հոսքը
Basque All Basque Run now Fluidoaren Presioa eta Jarioa
Belarusian All беларускі Run now Ціск у вадкасці і ў патоку
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now Protok fluida i pritisak
Catalan All català Run now Pressió del fluid i corrent
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 液体的流动与压力
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now 液體的流動與壓力
Czech All čeština Run now Tlak kapaliny a průtoku
Danish All Dansk Run now Væsketryk og bevægelse
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Vloeistofdruk en stroming
French All français Run now Pression du fluide et Flux
Galician All Gallegan Run now Fluxo e Presión do fluído
German All Deutsch Run now Flüssigkeitsdruck und Durchfluss
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Πίεση και Ροή υγρού
Haitian All Haitian Run now Presyon nan flwid ak ekoulman
Hebrew All עברית Run now לחץ נוזלים וזרימה
Hungarian All magyar Run now Folyadéknyomás & folyadékáramlás
Indonesian All Bahasa Indonesia Run now Tekanan dan Aliran Fluida
Italian All italiano Run now Pressione in un fluido e portata
Japanese All 日本語 Run now 流圧と流速
Kannada All Kannada Run now ದ್ರವದ ಒತ್ತಡ ಮತ್ತು ಹರಿವು
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Сұйықтықтың қысымы мен ағын
Korean All 한국어 Run now 유체압력과 흐름
Kurdish (Turkey) All Kurdish (Turkey) Run now Pestîna Herkoyî û Herikîn
Macedonian All македонски Run now Проток на флуиди и притисок
Marathi All मराठी Run now द्रव - दाब आणि प्रवाह
Norwegian Bokmal All Norsk bokmål Run now Fluidtrykk og gjennomstrømming
Norwegian Nynorsk All Norwegian Nynorsk Run now Fluidtrykk og gjennomstrøyming
Persian All فارسی Run now فشار مايع و شاره
Polish All polski Run now Ciśnienie i Przepływ Cieczy
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Pressão do Fluido e Fluxo
Russian All русский Run now давление в жидксти и в потоке
Serbian All Српски Run now Проток флуида и притисак
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Tlak a prúdenie kvapaliny
Spanish All español Run now Presión del fluido y flujo
Spanish (Mexico) All español (México) Run now Presión del fluido y flujo
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Presión de Fluido y Flujo
Swedish All svenska Run now Tryck och flöde
Thai All ไทย Run now ความดันในของไหลและการไหล
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Sıvı Basıncı ve Akış
Turkmen All Turkmen Run now Suwuklygyň basyşy we akymy
Uzbek All Uzbek Run now Суюклик Босим ва Оким
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Dòng và áp suất chất lỏng

Software Requirements

Windows Macintosh Linux
Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7/8.1/10
Latest version of Java
OS X 10.9.5 or later
Latest version of Java
Latest version of Java

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Sam Reid (lead designer/developer)
  • Noah Podolefsky
  • Ariel Paul
  • Trish Loeblein
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Piccolo2D
  • Rachel Pepper
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