Do your high school scientists know the four methods scientists use to communicate information? A simple experiment discovering the relationship between gas pressure and volume allows pupils to practice all four. After completing the experiment, scholars explain the results in words, a table, a graph, and by discovering a mathematical equation.

Concepts

gas pressure, volume, boyle's law

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Review the proper way to record data in the table
• Discuss the benefits of the method over the one Robert Boyle used in 1662

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of the characteristics of gases, pressure, volume, and inverse versus direct relationships

Pros

• Includes extension ideas
• Connects science, technology, history, and math

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3