Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Last week started with us finishing our Pressure vs Temperature, Pressure vs number of Particles and Pressure vs Volume experiments. We also white-boarded our graphs from each experiment and compared our whiteboards with every other group. Out of the whole class the majority of the graphs showed the same thing. The Pressure vs Temperature graph was a steady line stretching up. The Pressure vs Number of Particles was steadily increasing but it didn't start at zero. The Pressure vs Volume graph was a curved line that curved down towards zero.

We also blew up Graces popcorn bag. (I wasn't actually here for this experiment but I've had it described to me) Well not actually blew it up but we popped while we were doing an experiment on it. It was placed in a pressure creator in a clear glass jar and sealed with gel. We then watched the bag open up under all the pressure that was created. The next experiment (which I also missed) was Andrew tried to blow up a balloon inside and it didn't work. Then Dr. Finnan showed us that you need to put your finger in between the bottle and balloon to allow the air particles from the bottle to leave as the balloon inflates.

We also took our second test Monday. I feel that I didn't do very well on it because I didn't really understand some of the material but I don't think it was too bad. We also got new seats last week and I really like them. The location allows me to be interactive with the class and lectures and experiments and the people I'm sitting with really help me learn the material and explain everything that I don't understand.