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Gas Properties
We can't see most gases and we can't see things at the molecular level — but that's about to change! A simulation shows pupils the activity of molecules in a gas. The simulation allows scholars to vary the volume, heat, and gravity in a...
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Floating Fishes: How do Fishes Control Buoyancy?
Playing with balloons, water, oil, and bottles help put this lesson over the top! Participants use air-filled balloons in water tanks to experience gas compression. They also use oil-filled bottles to experiment with buoyancy. Included...
Concord Consortium
Gas Pressure in a Syringe
Plunge into a gas pressure activity! Junior physical scientists manipulate a syringe to study the particle model of gases. The interactive invites investigations of particle movements in capped versus uncapped syringes.
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It's a Gas - Natural Gas
Students use plastic bottles, water, and condiment packets to simulate how natural gas comes from decaying ocean plants and animals. In this natural gas lesson plan, students also fill out lab packets and answer exit questions.
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Review Sheet for Gas Laws
In this gas laws worksheet, students define an ideal gas and apply the gas laws to complete 1 short answer question and 5 word problems.
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Gas Law Homework Problem Set
In this chemistry instructional activity, students determine the mass of the gas when filling a bicycle tire with nitrogen. Then they determine the volume of a balloon when at specific altitudes. Students also determine the partial...
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Properties of Gases, Gas Pressure
Introduce young chemists to the properties and behavior of gases with this slide show. It covers the compressibility, density, and pressure characteristics. The presentation concludes by teaching how to convert between two different...
Royal Society of Chemistry
A Cartesian Diver—Classic Chemistry Experiments
Sometimes the simplest experiments leave the biggest impression! Introduce young chemists to the Cartesian Diver by having them make one of their own. Use the Diver to further their study of liquids and gases, as well as compression.
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Not many lessons on states of matter can hold a candle to this one! Junior chemists gauge the density of paraffin in both liquid and solid phases. They fill 60 mL syringes with different materials to experiment with compressibility and...
Curated OER
Gas Law Homework Problem Set
In this gas law learning exercise, students practice applying the gas laws by completing 4 word problems focused on volume, pressure, and temperature.
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Practice Final
A full-fledged practice final prepares pupils for their general chemistry final exam. If they complete these 57 multiple-choice questions correctly, they will be well-prepared. Note: even though the questions are multiple-choice, there...
Colorado State University
Why Does the Wind Blow?
Without wind, the weather man wouldn't have much to talk about! Blow away your junior meteorologists with a creative demonstration of how wind works. The activity uses an empty soda bottle and compressible Styrofoam peanuts to illustrate...
Museum of Science
Stomp Rocket
It doesn't take rocket science to launch a rocket. A fun activity has pupils build a rocket that launches when they stomp on a plastic bottle. They learn how the escaping compressed gas from the bottle causes the rocket to fly.
Curated OER
Gases Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on calculations involving gases. The learners will be solving for the number of molecules, gas pressure, partial pressures, and volumes of different gases.
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Gas Law Worksheet
In this gas learning exercise, students apply the gas laws by calculating the mass, volume, pressure, or temperature for given gas reactions. This learning exercise has 13 word problems.
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Gas Law Worksheet II
In this gas laws instructional activity, students calculate volume, pressure, or mass for given gas reactions. Students calculate partial pressures for given gases. This instructional activity has 17 problems to solve.
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States of Matter
In this states of matter worksheet, students read about the changes in energy for matter to go from one state to another state. They complete a chart for each state of matter and identify the shape, the volume, its compressibility, the...
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Density Review
In this density learning exercise, learners review how to calculate density and how to apply Archimedes' Principle, Boyle's Law, and Charles' Law. This learning exercise has 10 matching, 13 short answer, and 6 fill in the blank questions.
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Charles' Law
In this Charles' Law worksheet, students respond to several short answer questions as they pertain to Charles' Law. they calculate the decrease in temperature when it is compressed a specific amount. Students also determine the volume...
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All About Matter
Twenty-four questions about matter, the states of matter and the properties of matter make up this interactive online activity. Your class will determine the volume of water, the shape of water and the shapes of matter.
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The Four States of Matter
The concise slides in this presentation give a good amount of detail for many aspects of matter chemistry. There are summaries and diagrams for particle movement in solids, liquids, gases and plasma.
Chymist
Pressure-Volume Relationships: Experiments with 140-mL Syringe
Learners examine Boyle's Law by analyzing experimental results with a hands-on lesson that provides a set of four experiments that illustrate the relationship between pressure and volume of gases. Groups analyze results using...
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Phases of Matter
For this matter worksheet, learners calculate volume and partial pressure for gases, compare liquid and vapor phases, and review the characteristics properties of gases. This worksheet has 12 multiple choice and 3 problems to solve.
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Activity #8 Which State Are You In?
Students define, give similarites and differences between solids, liquids, and gases. They compare and contrast a solid, liquid and gas in terms of shape, volume, compressibility, diffusion and density. Pupils classigy common...