Science Geek
The Ideal Gas Law
When doing a gas lab, you might feel under pressure. A short presentation discusses the Ideal Gas Law. It begins with the units for each variable, then describes the behavior of real gases. The lesson concludes with a comparison of...
Science Geek
Gas Laws
A physical science presentation begins with an explanation of ideal gases and their behavior. Then it introduces all of the gas laws with descriptions and formulas.
Curated OER
Gas Laws and Alka-Seltzer Rockets
Students investigate the Ideal Gas Law. In this three states of matter lesson, students create Alka-Seltzer rockets using film canisters. Students record observations and data according to the scientific method and explain the gas...
Curated OER
Demonstration of Ideal Gas Law
You know that liquid nitrogen turns into a gas at room temperature. Place some in a two-liter bottle for a physics demonstration of the ideal gas law. Beware, however; this is a dangerous demonstration! Not to mention that you may not...
Kenan Fellows
Sensors in Chemistry
The Environmental Protection Agency monitors sensors to track air pollution and set clean air standards. Enthusiastic young scientists use similar sensors to gather data in their area and then apply the gas laws and conservation of...
Curated OER
PV=nRT=Bang!
In this ideal gas law learning exercise, students watch a demonstration using liquid nitrogen, a plastic 2 liter bottle and a garbage can of water that excites students to use the ideal gas law to solve problems. Students analyze the...
Virginia Department of Education
Charles’ Law
Searching for a relatively interesting way to demonstrate Charles' Law? Here is a lesson in which pupils heat air inside a flask and then cool the flask to quickly cool the air. They make observations about what occurs during the...
US Navy
The Science of Diving
Introduce gas laws using the popular topic of SCUBA diving. This activity makes a connection between the gas laws and the effect of pressure and temperature changes during diving. Young engineers complete introductory experiments to...
CK-12 Foundation
Runaway Balloon
When a child lets go of a helium balloon, what happens to it? Does it float all the way to space? The simulator allows pupils to experiment on party balloons and weather balloons under different conditions to see what happens to them in...
Chymist
Determination of the Volume of CO2 in Pop Rocks
Where does the pop in pop rocks come from? An engaging activity asks scholars to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a package of Pop Rocks candy. Learners dissolve the candy in water and use the solubility of CO2 to determine its mass.
Curated OER
Gas Law Worksheet II
In this gas laws worksheet, students calculate volume, pressure, or mass for given gas reactions. Students calculate partial pressures for given gases. This worksheet has 17 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Ideal Gas Mixtures
In this idea gas learning exercise, students review Dalton's law of partial pressures, vapor pressure, relative humidity, and dew point. Students answer 3 problems.
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Boyle's Law
Students work in small groups and use a hand-held vacuum pump with a balloon under the dome with some air. Another deflated balloon is attached to the end where the air goes out. As the air is drawn out of the dome the first balloon with...
Curated OER
Molar Mass
Students apply the ideal gas law and Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure to develop an experiment which determine the molar mass of butane from disposable lighters. In small groups, they develop a procedure and have it approved before...
Curated OER
Lesson 5: Boyle's Law
Students participate in a lab to verify Boyle's Law using applied force (weight) to do work on a closed isolated system of air. "Elasticity of Gases Apparatus, BASIX" from Sargent-Welch is the syringe apparatus used to measure volume...
Curated OER
Avogadro's Law
Students study Avogadro's law and what it means in science. In this gaseous lesson students complete an Avogadro's law experiment.
Curated OER
Behavior and Properties of Gases
Students convert Celsius to Kelvin temperature. Students conduct three lab experiments, gas law simulations using Internet applets, lectures and demonstrations. The Laws included are Boyle's, Charles, Combined Gas, Ideal Gas, and Gram's...
Curated OER
Where My Peeps At?
Learners conduct a series of activity that demonstrates Charles' and Boyle's Law. In this chemistry instructional activity, students determine the relationship among pressure, volume and temperature. They solve problems using...
Curated OER
Energy of Activation
Young scholars determine the activation energy of a chemical reaction.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Ideal Gas Laws
Use the links on this page to view simulations for various gas laws.
University of Oregon
Virtual Lab: Ideal Gas Law
This interactive lab investigation shows students in three experiments how the Ideal Gas Law works.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Molar Volume of a Gas Determined via a Reaction
During this experiment, students will react magnesium with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas which is collected inside a flask that has a Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor connected to it in order to determine the molar volume of a...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gas Properties
Experiment with this simulation to better understand the properties of gas with added variables.
University of Oregon
Welcome to the Pressure Chamber
This site has an online experiment for testing the ideal gas law.