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The Drag of Drag
Students are introduced to drag. Then they summarize drag by saying that the drag is proportional to the square of the velocity. Students then solve problems an example of such a problem: Explain why swimming underwater is faster than...
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What Makes a Kite Fly?
Ninth graders compare the nature of forces of gravity, lift, thrust, and drag. They select proper materials for making a kite and attach a proper tail. Students interpret and summarize the observations made during the flight of the kites.
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Relational Causality
Young scholars explore volume and pressure. Through an activity, students discover what happens in situations when volume is increased but no additional air is able to enter the enclosed space. Young scholars create models and explain...
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Ideal Gas Law
Students explain and use ideal gas law and use the law to solve problems. They use conversion factors to convert mass to mol. Also students use stoichiometry skills previously learned.
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Learning Lesson: Go With the Flow
Young scholars complete experiments with soda cans to examine the effect of pressure and air movement. They create low pressure and discuss its effects. They also examine thunderstorm safety rules.
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Learning Lesson: Crunch Time
Students demonstrate the effect of heat on pressure. They use a 2-liter bottle and hot tap water to complete the experiments. They also discuss thunderstorm safety rules.
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Learning Lesson: Measure the Pressure -- The "Wet" Barometer
Students use simple objects to create their own barometer. They have five days to build it and ten days to observe and collect data. They examine thunderstorm safety tips to end the lesson.
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Learning Lesson: Measure the Pressure II -- The "Dry" Barometer
Students use simple items to create their own aneroid barometer. They have five days to build it and ten days to observe and collect data. They examine tornado safety tips to end the lesson plan.
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Metamorphic Sandwiches - - "Bread Rock"
Students graphically show how metamorphic rock is formed by pressure and heat using bread.
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Siphon Pump
Students determine the basic types of pumps and how they work in terms of pressure, velocity, and elevation differences. They build two examples of gravity-driven water pumps.
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Pumps
Students examine the basic types of pumps. They build a gravity-driven water pump and solve a mystery using their knowledge of pressures and pumps.
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Wind Tunnel Aerodynamics Problem Set
Students, after reading an explanation from a NASA Web-based textbook, demonstrate an understanding of the text by applying it to the calculation of area, velocity, and pressure in a wind tunnel.
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Air Expansion and Contraction
Students observe that air exerts pressure, that heated air expands and that cooled air contracts. After the demonstration, students engage in a question and answer session about what they saw.
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: Chemistry
The question: "What makes something sublimate?" is discussed and explained. Project ideas pertaining to sublimation are suggested.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Tire Pressure
[Free Registration/Login Required] Uncover the relationship between pressure, force, and contact area in the context of a fire truck. Play with vehicle mass, number of tires, and guage pressure with this simulation to see what...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Runaway Balloon
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever lost a balloon that floated into the air? In this simulation learn how to combined gas law could help you understand the balloon's motion.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chemistry: Gas Laws
Through informational text, interactive practice problems, virtual simulations, and video clips, students learn about the gas laws.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: If Superpowers Were Real: Super Strength
Find out if it is scientifically possible to have super strength. In this series, creator Joy Lin tackles this and six other superpowers and reveals just how scientifically realistic they can be. [4:05]
University of Oregon
Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
This site has an online experiment for testing the ideal gas law.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Properties of Real Gases
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Chemistry Department provides slides 36-40 of this a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation. The site discuss real gases and the van der Waals equation of state. The explanation for why gas samples...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Using Weather Balloon Data to Map Atmospheric Temperature
Snow-capped mountains make a picturesque scene, especially in summertime when the peaks are in such contrast to the warmth below. This project shows you a way to see how temperature changes with altitude using data collected twice daily...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Balloon Morphing: How Gases Contract and Expand
Expanding gases are everywhere, from the kitchen to the cosmos. You've tasted their pleasures every time you've eaten a slice of bread, bitten into a cookie, or sipped a glass of soda. In this chemistry science fair project, you'll...
Ohio State University
Betha Chemistry Tutorial
This site resource offers tutorials on the gas laws, balancing chemical equations, and quantum mechanics.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Under Pressure
An interactive simulation that teaches about pressure, fluids, and density by observing changes in pressure under and above water with changes in variables including fluids, gravity, container shapes, and volume. This simulation can...