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Title Gases Understanding physical properties of gases (Inquiry Based)
Description The students will use the simulation to learn the goals through an inquiry approach. This is a revised version of 3 activities I used to use. My students used States of Matter in Physics and also my Balloons and Bouyancy activity. There are clicker questions. Learning Goals:Students will be able to:Describe a molecular model of gas pressure.Describe what happens to the measurable quantities if changes to the gas system are made. Changes can be adding/removing molecules or heat, increasing/decreasing volume or pressure & Make sense of the measurable quantities of gases by analyzing examples of macroscopic (visible) things that are similar. Explain using physics what is happening on a molecular level when changes are made to a gas system.
Subject Chemistry, Physics
Level High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Homework, Lab
Duration 90 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords Gases, Liquids, Solids, chemistry, molecule, phet activity, pressure
Simulation(s) Friction, Gas Properties (HTML5), Gas Properties, States of Matter (HTML5), States of Matter


Author(s) Trish Loeblein
School / Organization PhET CU Boulder
Date submitted 7/30/05
Date updated 8/13/19