摘要：Students interact with the gas laws on a regular basis, but many do not have a deep conceptual understanding of the real world applications of gas laws beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Traditional gas law instruction provides students a theoretical understanding. The authors provide an inquiry-based lesson where students explore the gas laws through the construction and firing of ping pong poppers. Instructional applications include engineering, mathematics, and science as students build and explore the gas laws using the ping pong popper. The authors used the 5E learning cycle (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) that encompasses a design activity, thus providing an opportunity for students to apply abstract gas laws to real world applications. By learning about the gas laws through the ping pong poppers, students develop a conceptual understanding of how pressure, temperature, and volume interact.
