Students study Rube Goldberg machines.  In this investigative lesson plan students design and build a machine that uses several steps to move an aluminum can. 

In this grade 5 science test worksheet, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts. 

Students use balloons and string to duplicate Bernoulli's Principle of wing shape and its affect on liftoff.

Students identify and describe the building blocks that make up an atom. They also compare the ages of atoms to the ages of the materials they compose,as well as, give examples that illustrate the small size of atoms.

Young scholars study the process of turning coal into electricity. In this electricity lesson, students are guided by their teacher through the steps required to turn coal into electricity. Young scholars complete a worksheet answering...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Atmospheric pressure and how it changes with increasing altitude, and how air pressure is used.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever lost a balloon that floated into the air? In this simulation learn how to combined gas law could help you understand the balloon's motion.

By the end of this section, you will be able to state the ideal gas law in terms of molecules and in terms of moles; use the ideal gas law to calculate pressure change, temperature change, volume change, or the number of molecules or...

Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.

This program asks students to determine the pressure in a sample of gas based on the temperature of the system.

This program asks students to determine the pressure in a sample of gas based on the rms speed of the particles.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Amontons' law and the relationship between the temperature and pressure of a gas.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Boyle's law and the relationship between the volume and pressure of a gas.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Boyle's law and the relationship between the volume and pressure of a gas.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Charles' law and the relationship between the volume and temperature of a gas.

By the end of this section, you will be able to express the ideal gas law in terms of molecular mass and velocity; define thermal energy; calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule, given its temperature; describe the relationship...

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...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will learn about heat engines, explore pressure volume diagrams, and figure how to calculate ideal efficiencies of heat engines.

An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses properties of gases, why they exert pressure, and atmospheric pressure.

A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the ideal gas law. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project...

This site defines and discusses the ideal gas law. The concept of state variables is explained and the various state variables are identified. Links to further information is available.

This lab is designed to have students examine the different relationships that exist for gases in a box.