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Serc: Investigating Diffusion of Molecules in Liquid Lesson PlanSerc: Investigating Diffusion of Molecules in Liquid Lesson Plan
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
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3rd - 5th
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Serc: Investigating Diffusion of Molecules in Liquid

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Scientific inquiry activity where learners investigate how molecules move in liquid. They will observe that molecules in liquid move in a random manner and that heat will increase and cold will decrease the speed of molecular movement in water. They will collect and record data they found in their observations and will share their data to compare their findings.

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heat, thermodynamics, diffusion, laws of thermodynamics

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bonding

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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