Learn about polymers while playing with shrinky dinks. Young scholars create a shrinky dink design, bake it, and then record the area, volume, and thickness over time. They model the data using a graph and highlight the key features of the graphs. 

Concepts

polymers, chemical changes, slope, linear equations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Share the lesson with mathematics teachers to develop an interdisciplinary approach
• Have pupils compare their equations and discuss similarities and differences

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a proficiency with writing and graphing linear equations

Pros

• Provides both an introductory and conclusion activity
• Includes a lab sheet for learners to follow

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSF-IF.B.4