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Lesson 1.8 Using Flow Charts

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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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1.
Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item

output

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sequence of actions to accomplish a goal

terminator

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information or materials that are needed for a specific step in the process

process

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information of materials that result from a specific step in the process

flow

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start or stop symbol

input

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action or a step that needs to be done to achieve the goal

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2.

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

Draggable itemarrow_right_altCorresponding Item

output

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input

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action or step

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start

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decision

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3.

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

  • Is there a color change

  • measure the mass of the reactant

  • mass of a reactant

  • starting temperature

  • heat the sample

  • Is the temperature increasing

  • measure 100 mL of water

  • mass of a product

  • put the waste in the waste jar

  • safety instructions

  • ending temperature

  • Materials needed for the experiment are .........

  • measure the temperature

  • Is gas being made

  • get a 100mL graduated cylinder

  • measure the mass of the product

  • decision

  • step or action

  • input

  • output

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4.

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