Shrinking Sutures

Ages: 9-11
Standards alignment: K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2
Teaching time: 1 hour 

Students will design a suture model and observe how a chemical reaction can change the properties of their model. Using the example of the Johnson & Johnson suture Dynacord™, students will better understand how chemical reactions can change the properties of objects to improve the lives of people.