Lesson 1.11 Using Flow Charts

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4 questions
Trying to read instructions during the lab is confusing and uses a lot of time. How can we turn what is typically a list of instructions into something that is useful in the lab? We use a flowchart. A flowchart is a visual representation of a list of instructions. Watch the video to help you understand how flow charts work and then answer the questions below.
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Draggable itemCorresponding Item
flow
sequence of actions to accomplish a goal
process
information or materials that are needed for a specific step in the process
input
information of materials that result from a specific step in the process
terminator
start or stop symbol
output
action or a step that needs to be done to achieve the goal
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5

Match the symbol with its name/meaning in the flow chart.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
start
action or step
decision
input
output
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16

Decide whether each item belongs in each type of flow chart box

  • Is the temperature increasing
  • get a 100mL graduated cylinder
  • mass of a product
  • put the waste in the waste jar
  • measure the mass of the reactant
  • starting temperature
  • Materials needed for the experiment are .........
  • safety instructions
  • heat the sample
  • Is there a color change
  • Is gas being made
  • mass of a reactant
  • measure the mass of the product
  • ending temperature
  • measure the temperature
  • measure 100 mL of water
  • decision
  • step or action
  • input
  • output
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3

Write a couple of sentences to explain what this flow chart is telling you to do.