Two Guys, Charles and Boyle

This week was consumed by two guys Charles and Boyle. Well not them, but their very important laws. Apparently they are like the super heroes of volume, temperature, and pressure. I guess Avogadro is also a super hero too. He is not the hero of avocados but numbers.

To start out the week to help us learn about state change we did a lab where we recorded data every 30 seconds on how fast water changed state. This lab was like watching paint dry because we had to stir water for 20 minutes. This week also I learned about Charles' and Boyle's law. To show us examples and help us apply our knowledge we did a bunch of experiments sort of like last week. In these experiments we had to determine whether they exhibited Boyle's law or Charles' law. A way that we could determine whether it was Boyle's or Charles' is if it had something to do with pressure  and volume for Boyle's law or  temperature and volume for Charles' law.

My favorite experiment we did was with the marshmallows. We placed a marshmallow in a syringe and then pumped out all the air. After that without letting any escape we put our  finger on the hole on the front. Then pulled back the handle. The marshmallow grew bigger and bigger and when you took your finger off the hole the marshmallow shriveled up. This is an example of Boyle's law because it involves pressure and volume.

This week I think I need to improve on remembering to get things done, like science olympiad papers signed, because I almost forgot this week. I learned a lot about Charles and Boyle's law. Is it just me or is everyone else super excited about science olympiad? Can't wait!
http://www.education.com/reference/article/boyle-gas-law/