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The Bursting Water Pipe—Demonstration Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Bursting Water Pipe Physical Science and Physics Demonstration Kit
dry ice, water, ethyl alcohol
water expansion, freezing, ice, pressure
Bursting Water Pipe Physical Science and Physics Demonstration Kit
dry ice, water, ethyl alcohol
water expansion, freezing, ice, pressure
Item #: AP6283 

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In the Bursting Water Pipe Demonstration Kit for physical science and physics, vividly demonstrate what happens to water when it freezes. It expands with enough force to crack a cast iron pipe.

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Iron is stronger than ice, right? Not on a cold winter’s day. Vividly demonstrate what happens to water when it freezes—it expands with enough force to crack a cast iron pipe! Immerse a completely water-filled cast iron pipe into a dry ice/ethyl alcohol bath. Allow it to cool for several minutes. When the water freezes to a solid inside the pipe—BANG!—the iron pipe cracks to reveal the solid ice. Includes Teacher Demonstration Notes and enough materials to perform the demonstration twice.

Concepts: Expansion of water as it freezes, ruptured water pipes, phase diagrams.
Time Required: 20 minutes
Note: Dry ice and 95% ethyl alcohol not included.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit: 
Elbow pipe, black, 1½", 2
End cap plug, 1½", 2


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Developing and using models
Using mathematics and computational thinking

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

Crosscutting Concepts

Systems and system models
Stability and change
Patterns

Performance Expectations

MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.
MS-PS1-4. Develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and state of a pure substance when thermal energy is added or removed.