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Why does a balloon get squished when you dive deep in a pool?

Show of hands — before you project anything

Compare both raw A/B records without naming a result before the watched test.

  • A Way more than you'd guess
  • B About what you'd guess
  • C Way less than you'd guess

Count the votes out loud. Hold them to it — then watch.

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Discussion prompts

  • Compare both raw A/B records without naming a result before the watched test.
  • Explain why added width leaves pressure unchanged only when depth, density, and gravity match.
  • Separate pressure on a flexible gas pocket from pressure on water-rich tissue and from pressure difference across an eardrum.

Where it shows up in real life

  • Ears feeling pressure during a shallow pool descent
  • A fish swim bladder changing with depth
  • Submarines and pressure housings resisting greater outside pressure

A prediction-first worksheet — no answer key.

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