These American science teachers are doing experiments in a low gravity situation inside of a modified Boeing 727. The experiments were designed together with their pupils in class.
One, Kim Snyder from Virginia Beach, has a balloon and a tape measure to test lung capacity in low gravity (she finds it harder to inflate the balloon than in normal conditions).
Another, Holly Mentillo, has two small bottles of differently-coloured water and a connecting tube: her pupils predicted water molecules would remain separate in low gravity. In fact, the two colours merged to form purple liquid.
Perhaps in the future the kids will be up there doing experiments themselves!?!
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