Computational Thinking in Science and Math

Lesson 4 - Modeling a Syringe

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In previous activities, you had a chance to explore the particulate nature of matter. Specifically, you experimented with how gas particles diffuse throughout a room and how that behavior changes with temperature. In this activity, you will continue to experiment with gas particles and work to understand how the movement of these particles relates to pressure.

Purpose: How can objects inflated with air hold up the weight of other objects?

Overview: To investigate this question, you will record observations of a syringe filled with air, you will model the syringe together as a class, and will analyze the results from the model to explain the behavior of the syringe.