Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: James Clerk Maxwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the life and contributions of James Clerk Maxwell. This site also provides links to explanations of many of Maxwell's contributions in the field of physics.
Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Gilbert Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can read about the inventor of "Heavy Water," Gilbert Newton Lewis, who is "one of the most influential and admired scientists of the twentieth century."
Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Calorimetria [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice with the calorimeter and calculate the specific heat of different substances.
Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Transformaciones Termodinamicas [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the difference between the isobars, isotherms, adiabatic, and isocore transformations.
Handout
Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Enzymes and Energy: Types of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that reviews over the different types of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.
Unit Plan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Ideal Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore ideal gases. Some topics examined in the activities are ideal gas, kinetic theory, and fluids. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and exam questions. Practice problems and exam...
eBook
University of Notre Dame

Und: Properties of a Pure Substance [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Often we find that different phases of pure substances can exist in equilibrium with one another. Let us consider an important gedankenexperiment (Latin-German for "thought experiment") in which we boil water. Ordinary water boiling is...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is the Maxwell Boltzmann Distribution?

For Students 9th - 10th
In a gas, there are lots of molecules traveling at lots of different speeds. Here's a framework for thinking about that.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is the Ideal Gas Law?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how pressure, volume, temperature, and the amount of a gas are related to each other.

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