SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

LAB PRACTICE- MATTER

LAB PRACTICE: DO GASES HAVE MASS??

Name: _____________________________________________Class: Date: __________________

Group Members: _________________________________________________________________

PROBLEM: There is a misconception moving around kids’ mind. Do gases have mass and take up space? We will test

this idea today.

To formulate the hypothesis and plan a fair test, you must read Learner´s book page 40-41

HYPOTHESIS: [30 marks]

IF
(you briefly describe
the plan) IF ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

THEN,
(What will be the
effect or reaction?
Then, ________________________________________________
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BECAUSE
(what do you know
about the reason Because ____________________________________________
why this will
happen?)
____________________________________________________
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PLAN A FAIR TEST: How can we make this a fair test? [20 marks]

• __________________________________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________________________________
PROCEDURE: Read learner’s book page 40. Describe and draw your own steps for this experiment.

Color your drawings [30 marks]

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4

Space to explain

Space to draw

DRAW CONCLUSIONS [25 marks]

How does the investigation show that gases have mass and take up space (volume)?
DRAW HERE DESCRIBE HERE