Fluid Mechanics Chapter 1 Activity

Lesson Part 1

Activity 1

Do a search for the words Fluids, Shear Force, Shear Stress, Viscosity on

Search 1

Search 2

Activity 2

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Activity 3

Gases 1
Read Kinectic Theory I
Set No of particles to 16, Grid = large
Run
Record what you observe

Gases 2
Stop the simulation
Set Volume to Max
Set Heater temperature to minimum
Run and observe velocity distribution pattern
Stop simulation, set heater temperature to maximum
Run simulation and observe velocity distribution
Repeat with changing gravity and volume (half).
Record what you observe.

Complete the survey below:
Questions

Lesson Part 2

Activity 4
Try the animation listed in the website below to see what VISCOSITY means to a layman...
Try Me

So, to test your understanding, answer the following question.
Viscosity Question

What is Viscosity?

Activity 5

Website

To help you in your learning of today's lecture...

Take 1 - 2 minutes now to enter, using the comments icon below, what you think is:
1. The most important point and
2. The "muddiest" part of today's lecture.

I'll look at it and post my reply to you one way or another...

End of Lesson One

Fluid Mechanics Chapter 2 Activity

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Activity 1

Complete the pre lesson survey here!


Activity 2

Part 1: Read about quicksand from the following website "How Stuff Works"

Part 2: Watch the following video on Youtube

Video 1

Video 2 (Brainiac)

D3O

Answer the following questions
Question

Now, before you go...
Take 1-2 minutes again to write down
1. The most important in today's lecture and
2. The "muddiest" part in today's lecture.

End of Chapter 2