CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.14: Fluid Dynamics

Use Bernoulli’s Principle to predict the landing spot of a stream of water leaking from a bucket.

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Bernoulli’s principle is a seemingly complex equation: what is the relationship between velocity of a fluid and its pressure? There is an easy way to measure its velocity, however – let it fall in projectile motion! In this lab, students will use a custom-made bucket with various stoppable holes to determine what factors affect the flow of water. Students will discover that not only the height of the hole, but also its diameter, affect the velocity as it leaks. As with all the CENCO AP Physics labs, students must support their claims using the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning method.