Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
See how gas, liquid, and solid molecules react to external pressure in this simulation. Also see a model of intermolecular motion through elliptical particles.
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Moving Molecules in a Solid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe and describe, on the molecular level, how heating and cooling affect the motion of molecules in a solid.
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: The Ups and Downs of Thermometers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based on experimental observations, students describe, on the molecular level, why the liquid in a thermometer goes up when it is heated and down when it is cooled.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Motion Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
View the conversion of linear motion to rotational motion.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Bunimovich Stadium

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch as two particles move through a confined area. The emphasis is on their motion in a straight line until they encounter a barrier and are reflected off in a different direction.
Unit Plan
Other

Kinetic Molecular Theory [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This PDF is fill in the blank notes, activities and graphic organizers on kinetic molecular theory.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Pressure Conveyance in Fluids

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust amounts of pressure in these two simulations to observe that liquids do convey pressure on objects in contact with them.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Maxwell Speed & Velocity Dist.

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the temperature in this simulation to observe the effects to moving particles. Graphs can be created from collected data.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Molecular Collision

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 seeks to answer the question, how far does a molecule travel between collisions?
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Flow in a Box at Your Finger Tip

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust variables to see how particles that are affected by gravity flow through a closed system.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Elliptical Particle Phases

For Students 9th - 10th
View this simulation to see different phases formed by elliptical particles.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Linkages

For Students 9th - 10th
View several examples demonstrating that rotational motion may be transformed into straight-line motion.
Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Physics, Quantum Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of simulations to show the important topics of quantum physics.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Simulated Waves After Dam Destruction

For Students 9th - 10th
View a simulation of the movement of water after a dam is destroyed.
Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Density Sink and Float for Liquids

For Students 9th - 10th
See how different liquids can have different densities depending on their molecular make-up.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Pendulum, Slider, and Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe the motion of this animated system to represent an analogy for molecular mechanics of atoms and molecules.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Convert Rotational Movement to Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
View a simulation that converts rotational motion into waves.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Centrifugal Reaction Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust variables to see how a ball is affected by gravity while traveling around a circle.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Conservation of Momentum

For Students 9th - 10th
View a simulation that shows the reaction to a cart on wheels carrying a swinging pendulum.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Wave on a String

For Students 9th - 10th
Create a wavelength using periodic motion.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Mass Hung on a Spring

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment to see how air resistance affects the periodic motion of a mass on a spring.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Reversing Velocity of Charged Particles

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust the particle speed in this simulation and observe how the particle's motion is affected.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Cyclotron

For Students 9th - 10th
View the motion of a charged particle in a particle accelerator. Watch the arrows used to identify the change in AC current.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Inverted Pendulum on Oscillatory Base

For Students 9th - 10th
Adjust variables in this simulation and observe as the results of your changes are graphed.