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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Learning Center: Gas Laws and Kinetic Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
From the companion web site for the Contemporary College Physics textbook. An ideal gas law simulation in which the motion of individual particles inside a closed container is simulated. The number of particles, external pressure, and...
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Gaseous Equation of State Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
A JavaScript calculator which allows one to investigate the distinction between an ideal gas and a real (Van der Waal or Dieterici) gas. State variables can be entered and an update on the values of other variables are given (as...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature

For Students 11th - 12th
A college textbook section that explores the kinetic theory. Learn how the kinetic theory relates to ideal gas law and thermal energy. Section includes problems and questions for the students to answer to ensure understanding. Book can...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Non Ideal Behavior of Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how real gases differ from ideal gases, and when intermolecular attractions and gas molecule volume matter.
Handout
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.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Ideal Gas Law Calculations

For Students 9th - 10th
A page containing an interactive JavaScript form which allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between various state variables. Visitors input values of a few variables and observe the effect upon the other variables. Options...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Kinetic Theory: An Inquiry Into the Ideal Gas Law

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When an overturned beaker is placed on top of a birthday candle in shallow pan of water, the candle will first go out and then water will appear to creep up the sides of the beaker like magic. Student will hypothesize and investigate why...
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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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gas Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with this simulation to better understand the properties of gas with added variables.
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ideal and Real Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is stated and explained at this site from the Towson University. It is then used to derive the other gas laws (Charles, Boyle's, Gay-Lussac's, Avogadro's, combined, etc.). Other gas law relationships are discussed....
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Properties of Real Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: About Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides a lengthy page covering numerous topics including the difference between heat and temperature, the use of different temperature scales, thermal expansion, how a...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tutorial to understand Dalton's Law of partial pressure, and then answer some interactive practice questions to review the material.
Handout
University of Sydney (Australia)

Thermal Physics Module: Ideal Gases [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A molecular model of a gas is introduced and explained. Assumptions behind the ideal gas law are presented. The ideal gas law is stated. Charles' law and Boyle's law are derived from the ideal gas law.
Handout
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Kinetic Theory, a Brief Review

For Students 9th - 10th
The derivation of the Boltzmann distribution in detail. Shows calculations and graphs, with links to animations and video to further explain.
Handout
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.
Website
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.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page which includes links to a wealth of pages detailing the conceptual meaning of temperature. A hypertext format allows the visitor to quickly gain access the desired information.
Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Chem Tutor: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy page covering most all the gas laws. Each law is described in words and stated as an equation. The use of each law in solving problems is demonstrated. Some problem-solving tips are provided. There are 23 practice problems with...
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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.