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Middle School

Structure and Properties of Matter

Brownian Motion, Temperature

Lesson Description:

This lab is about the random motion of small particles. Scientists call this random motion of small particles Brownian motion. In this lesson, you will see a number of particles on a screen jiggling. Your goal is to determine the effect that temperature has on the average distance traveled by a particle.

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