Gas is everywhere: in vehicles, in homes, in signs, even in your body. And
air itself is a gas. Where does it come from, and how does it work? It’s a gas
doing these activities to learn about gas.
CONNECT:
- Did you know that sea plants and animals are the source of gas? Read how natural gas is formed, and how we access it at https://www.electricchoice.com/kids/gas/
- What’s a fart? Gas! Read how it happens at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fart.html
- The planet Saturn is largely gas. If you could put all of the planets into a pool of water, Saturn is the only one that would float. Read about this gas giant at https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMJL6WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html
CREATE:
- Create a trivia game based on these gas facts: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/gas.html and http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/gas-facts.html
- How do you see gas? Watch this experiment at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTF6l2WhYo. Then you might try this at home.
- Here are 10 kid-friendly experience on the science of gas: https://www.kiwico.com/blog/2017/02/02/kid-friendly-science-experiments-gas/
CARE:
- Follow these rules for natural gas safety: http://www.alliantenergykids.com/PlayingItSafe/NaturalGasSafety/000557
- Meet the greenhouse gases at https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
- What is the connection between humans and carbon dioxide? Watch the impact at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-causes/
CAREERS:
Working with gas isn’t
just hot air. Check out the opportunities below.
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