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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Popcorn Is a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) program. A lesson plan in which students explore the pressure-temperature-volume relationships by performing a popcorn lab investigation. Intriguing. Great...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Charles' Law: Gas Balloon

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens to the volume of a balloon with a change in temperature. After the activity, answer a multiple-choice, challenge question.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Piston Pressure: Boyle's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive activity, discover the relationship between pressure and volume. After the activity, answer one challenge question about the topic.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive unit on thermodynamics, you'll learn why heat flows the way it does and how that flow of thermal energy can be put to good use in your daily life.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Robert Boyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This article will discuss the life and discoveries of Robert Boyle. Explore how Boyle developed the first gas law.
Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molar Mass of a Gas Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the molar mass of gas mixtures. Applications of Dalton's law are also...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Effusion and Graham's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with both effusion and its relation to Graham's law.
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1910 Award Ceremony Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the full text of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physics presentation speech. given by Professor O. Montelius. It describes Johannes Diderik van der Waals' scientific contributions, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 3

For Students 11th - 12th
A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in advanced high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers are...
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Other

The Robert Boyle Project, University of London

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of Robert Boyle (1627-1691 CE). The site is very comprehensive in its information about Boyle. The site has links to a bibliography, his works, correspondence, etc.
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Other

Chemical Heritage Foundation: Robert Boyle

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical site on the life and work of Robert Boyle.
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Other

Washington University: Chemistry Behind Airbags

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Chemistry Department at the Washington University provides informaiton on airbags. A lot of gas properties find their way into airbags, and this site goes into a great deal of it. Worth a look for the real world...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Cartesian Diver Race

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, students will have to build a Cartesian diver to bring to class to race. I do this as an introduction to the gas laws, specifically Boyle's Law which deals with volume and pressure of gas at the same temperature. The...
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...
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Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Gas Stoichiometry Shortcut

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the online book "An Introduction to Chemistry", describes a shortcut that can be used for equation stoichiometry problems that include two gases. An example calculation which shows the shortcut being used is helpful. Also...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Temperature Volume Relationship of a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab activity where students investigate the relationship between temperature and volume using a plastic syringe with a stopper. The syringe, filled with trapped air, is placed in a hot and a cold water bath, and temperature and volume...
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Amedeo Avogadro

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of Amedeo Avogadro, who was most noted for his contribution to molecular theory now known as Avogadro's law.
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.
Website
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Engine Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation allows students to interact with different components of a complex real world phenomenon. The simulation shown is of a 4-stroke internal combustion engine. The thermodynamic cycle being simulated is the Otto cycle, which...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Gay Lussac's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Increase the heat in the virtual container, and observe what happens to the internal pressure.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Solubility of Gases in Liquids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lab activity where students determine the relationship of pressure and temperature on gas solubility.
Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Phase Changes

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn how to interpret a phase diagram, explain Dalton's Law, and describe the state of equilibrium between a liquid and a gas, a liquid and a solid, and a gas and a solid. This resource contains in-depth explanations and multiple...
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Gases [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This "Introduction to Chemistry" chapter discusses gases and their properties, ideal gas calculations and equation stoichiometry, and Dalton's law of partial pressures. Many pictures, charts, and sample calculations help to further...

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