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SCUBA - The Science behind Scuba Diving
Audience: Middle School
The SCUBA SeaTrek is a wonderful introduction to physical science that is relevant to underwater study and exploration. Participants rotate between two stations with hands-on activities, demonstrations, equipment display, and a short video.
Concepts covered in the SeaTrek include:
- Boyle's Law
- Compression of gases versus liquids
- Effect of pressure and depth
- Buoyancy and Archimedes principle
- Heat transfer
- Hypothermia
Photo by Becky Irelan, N.H. Sea Grant
Photo by Becky Irelan, N.H. Sea Grant
Photo of Denny Chasteen, UNH Marine Docent, in Devil's Den Spring, FL