Task 1. What are the properties of air?
What do you know about air? What discoveries are examples of scientific inquiry and what are technological applications? How has human understanding of the true nature and behavior of air evolved over time? Read Discovering Air.
System Model
Challenge 1
Demonstrate that air is made of matter.
Challenge 2
Demonstrate the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas (Boyle's Law).
Challenge 3
Demonstrate the relationship between temperature and volume of a gas (Charles' Law).
Lab Activities
Properties of Air
Boyle's Law
Charles' Law
How It Works
Return to Living in Our Ocean of Air
Teacher Support Materials
Task 1 Notebook Sheets (pdf)
Task 1 Lab Directions (pdf)
Task 1 Quiz Review Sheet (pdf)
Lab Safety Notebook Sheets (pdf)
Lab Safety Contract (pdf)
Presentation Slides Power Point
Presentation Slides in PDF (use for printing notes, gifs will not work in this version)
Internet Resources
Review and Reinforcement Links