Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MABALACAT CITY
DOÑA ASUNCION LEE INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SCIENCE 10 4TH QUARTER

(Gas Laws: Boyle’s Law)

ACTIVITY 1:
Marshmallow Under Pressure

I. Objectives:
- Investigate the relationships between volume and pressure at constant
temperature of gas (S10MTIVa-b-20)

II. Materials:
- 30 mL plastic syringe (without needle) and plunger - Marshmallows

III. Procedures
1. Put a marshmallow into the
plastic syringe.
2. Insert the plunger and press it
until it is right above the
marshmallow.
3. Seal the tip of the syringe by
pressing your fingertip firmly
against it.
4. Pull outward on the plunger (do
not pull the plunger completely
out). Observe what is happening
to the marshmallow as you do so
5. Now, with your fingertip still in place press the plunger back down. Again,
observe what is happening.

IV. Guide Questions

1. Draw two pictures of the model. For the first picture, draw what you have
observed when the plunger in the syringe was pulled outward (Procedure No.
4). Then for the second picture, draw what you have observed when the
plunger was pressed back down (Procedure No. 5)

MODEL A MODEL B

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With the plunger in place and your finger on the end of the syringe tip, The
system inside the syringe was closed: nothing could get in, nothing could get out.

2. What do you think happens to the volume of the trapped air as you pull
the plunger as shown in Model A? (Increases or Decreases)
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3. What do you think happens to the volume of the trapped air as you push
the plunger back as shown in Model B? (Increases or Decreases)
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In doing the activity, observe what will happen to the marshmallow.

4. Describe what happens to the marshmallow as you pull the plunger.

(Shrinks or Expands) Why do you think it happened?
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5. Describe what happens to the marshmallow as you push the plunger.

(Shrinks or Expands) Why do you think it happened?
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6. Based on your answers in Number 4 and 5, what happens to the air

pressure as the marshmallow shrinks and/or expands? (Increases or
Decreases)
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V. Generalization

Based on today’s activity, what do you think is the relationship of Volume to

Pressure of gases given that they have constant temperature?
Note: An inverse relationship is when one quantity increases, the other decreases, and vice
versa. On the other hand, Direct Relationship is when one quantity increases, the other increases
too, and vice versa.
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Group Number: ____ Score: __________________

Members:
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Email address: dalis@depedmabalacat.org