Module 3 Intro
1. Module 3 Intro
1.3. Lesson 1 Intro
Module 3—Behaviour of Gases
Lesson 1—Properties of Gases and Boyle’s Law
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When you breathe, you do so unconsciously. Even when exercising, your body automatically increases the rate at which your lungs expand and the rate at which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged by your body. The mechanics of breathing are often overlooked, but without the action of muscles that increase the size of your rib cage, air could not be drawn into your lungs.
The mechanics of breathing illustrates one of the crucial relationships in matter. Assisting someone to breathe, either by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or by supplying them with a compressed gas, uses the same principle as breathing normally.
Essential Questions
- What is pressure?
- How is pressure measured?
- How are pressure and volume of a gas related?
- How are pressure-volume relationships applied in technologies to support breathing?
Module 3: Lesson 1 Assignment
Save a copy of the Module 3: Lesson 1 Assignment to your course folder. Later in the lesson you will receive more information about how to complete this assignment and when to submit it to your teacher.
The other questions in this lesson are not marked by the teacher; however, you should still answer these questions. The Self-Check and Try This questions are placed in this lesson to help you review important information and build key concepts that may be applied in future lessons.
After a discussion with your teacher, you must decide what to do with the questions that are not part of your assignment. For example, you may decide to submit to your teacher the responses to Try This questions that are not marked. You should record the answers to all the questions in this lesson and place those answers in your course folder. After a discussion with your teacher, you must decide what to do with the questions that are not part of your assignment. For example, you may decide to submit to your teacher the responses to Try This questions that are not marked. You should record the answers to all the questions in this lesson and place those answers in your course folder.