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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Heat Convection

For Students 9th - 10th
Using understandable words and exceptional graphics, this page describes the transfer of energy by means of the convection process. Contains several links to related topics.
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Gases Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Float away with the answers to many frequently asked questions about gases. Understand Avogadro, reaction stoichiometry and more.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Kinetic Molecular Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Lecture notes for a college chemistry course give the basic principles of KMT. Does get into some of the gas law derivations.
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NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.
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Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps Zur Physik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, in German, offers numerous apps that illustrate common physics principles. Apps are organized into categories: mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, physics of...
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Other

Taftan: Applied Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of applied thermodynamics, the science of the relationship between heat, work, and systems that analyze energy processes. Related links.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore some virtual experiments on gases and vapor pressure, the Maxwell speed distribution, the barometric formula, and heat and temperature.
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Other

Chemical Heritage Foundation: Joseph Louis Gay Lussac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850 CE), who, with his fellow professor, discovered the element boron.
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Curated OER

Pressure Temp Data for a Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of entropy that focuses on explaining entropy, how it applies to the second law of thermodynamics, and real-life observations of the existence of entropy.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Four Air Pressure Labs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Four lab exercises from the Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrating air pressure are given.
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Equilibrium Constant

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and equilibrium. Included in the discussion with the equilibrium constant are topics such as equilibrium and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Reaction Quotient Q

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of reaction quotient Q, and how it is used to predict the direction of reaction.
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Other

Aquaholic: Buoyancy and Archimedes Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of buoyancy and a definition of Archimedes' Principle. Problems are presented and solved using Archimedes' Principle.
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Frostburg State University

Why Does the Solubility of Gases Usually Increase as Temperature Goes Down?

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry course article, "Why does the solubility of gases usually increase as temperature goes down?," provides text and related links on the effects of temperature and pressure on the solubility of gases.
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Other

States of Matter and Properties of Gases: Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
A very complete list of terms that are important to the study of gases. This resource is a web archive.
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Michigan Technological University

Michigan Technological University: Henry Cavendish

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of scientist Henry Cavendish's accomplishments. Discusses his achievements, primarily his work with quantitative measurements.
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Museum of Science

The Atoms Family

For Students 3rd - 8th
Let this classic family of monsters guide you as you learn about energy. Interactive exercises, experiments, and demonstrations help to build knowledge and raise questions.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pressure Volume Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Work, in regards to thermodynamics, is defined and calculated using the expansion and contraction of gasses.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature Standard Points

For Students 9th - 10th
A page on the topic of temperature scales. This section of the page discusses the origins of the standard temperature and pressure values.
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Other

Water on the Web: The Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a description of oxygen solubility in water as it relates to temperature and pressure with introductory definitions and sample data to analyze. Animations require Shockwave plugin.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Companies: Origins of the Quantum Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for Chapter 27 (Origins of the Quantum Theory) of the companion web site for McGraw Hill's Contemporary College Physics textbook. Includes several worthy pages with chapter notes, simple definitions, online computer...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Speedy Smells

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how the mass of a molecule affects how quickly a smell will reach our noses.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Dunking Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates the science behind the Dunking Bird. [1:34]

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