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Determining Pore Space and Measuring Permeability DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/iecws/materials/permeability.pdf
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This lab activity investigates porosity, permeability and relationship. Students will understand porosity and how gases/liquids can move through permeable materials (permeability). Also, students will repeat a valuable scientific experiment performed on the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific expedition by expedition members and Dr. Mary Albert (of the USA Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH). During the experiment, snow from Antarctica was recovered in plastic bowls, filled with dimethylphalate which filled the pore spaces around snow and froze. Students will repeat these experiments with pieces of ice.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lab activity
Subject:
  • Cryology
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
D. Zachary Smith, UNH, 2000
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-343
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: D. Zachary Smith
Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University