Balloons & Buoyancy

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Gas
Buoyancy

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Gas
Buoyancy

Description

Experiment with a helium balloon, a hot air balloon, or a rigid sphere filled with different gases. Discover what makes some balloons float and others sink.

Sample Learning Goals

Determine what causes the the balloon, rigid sphere, and helium balloon to rise up or fall down in the box.
Predict how changing a variable among P, V, T, and number influences the motion of the balloons.

Version 3.15

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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities


Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	MC	Physics
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	HW Lab Demo	Physics
Visualization and Visual Illusions SIM Homework	Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman	UG-Intro	HW	Physics
Balloons and Bouyancy: An Introduction to Bouyancy - (Inquiry Based)	Trish Loeblein	HS	Lab	Physics
Balloons and Buoyancy : How do gases in different containers behave in gases fluids?	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	CQs Lab	Physics
Hot Air Balloons Lesson	UTeach Middle School PhET Team	MS	Lab	Chemistry
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other	Chemistry Biology Earth Science Physics
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum	Julia Chamberlain	HS UG-Intro	Other	Chemistry
Gas Properties and Balloons & Buoyancy Simulations Homework	Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman	UG-Intro HS	HW	Physics
Balloons & Buoyancy in Air	Catherine Galindo	HS	Lab Remote Guided	Earth Science Physics Chemistry
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	HS MS	Other	Physics Chemistry Biology
Gas Law	Brad Palmer	HS	Lab
풍선과 부력 SIM 사용지침서	이화국(Wha Kuk Lee)	MS HS	Lab Demo	Chemistry Physics
Gas Relationships and Buoyancy	Patrick Foley	HS	CQs
High School Exploratory Lab for Balloons and Static Electricity	paul devoe	HS	Lab
Buoyancy and Balloons	Adrian Carmichael	HS	Lab
tugas	Abdur Rasyid	MS	MC	Biology

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Albanian	All shqip	Balona dhe Pluskues
Amharic	All Amharic	ፊኛዎች እና ቡጢዎች
Arabic	All العربية	المناطيد والطفو
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)	All العربية (السعودية)	المناطيد والطفو
Armenian	All Armenian	Փուչիկներ և լողունություն
Basque	All Euskara	Globoak eta flotagarritasuna
Belarusian	All беларускі	Уласцівасці газу
Bosnian	All Bosanski	GASNI ZAKONI
Catalan	All català	Globus i flotabilitat
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	气球和浮力
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	氣球和浮力
Croatian	All hrvatski	Plinski Zakoni
Czech	All čeština	Balóny a Archimedův zákon
Danish	All Dansk	Balloner og opdrift
Dutch	All Nederlands	Ballonnen en opwaartse kracht
Estonian	All Eesti	Õhupallid & üleslõkkejõud
Finnish	All suomi	Ilmapallot ja noste
French	All français	Ballons et Flottabilité
Galician	All Gallegan	Balóns e Flotabilidade
Georgian	All ქართული	ბალონები და ამომგდები ძალა
German	All Deutsch	Ballons & Auftrieb
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Μπαλόνια & Άνωση
Haitian	All Haitian	Balon ak flotezon
Hebrew	All עברית	בלונים וציפה
Hungarian	All magyar	Léggömbök és felhajtóerő
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	Balon dan Gaya Apung
Irish	All Gaeilge	Balúin & Snámhacht
Italian	All italiano	Palloni e galleggiamento
Japanese	All 日本語	風船と浮力
Kannada	All Kannada	ಬಲೂನುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ಲವನತೆ
Kazakh	All Kazakh	Әуе шардың & малтығыштқы
Khmer	All Khmer	បាឡុង និងការអណ្ដែត
Korean	All 한국어	풍선과 부력
Lao	All Lao	ໝາກປຸມເປົ້າ & ການລ່ອຍຕົວ
Latvian	All Latviešu	Baloni un atsišanās
Macedonian	All македонски	Закони на идеален гас
Maori	All Maori	Poihau & Rewanga
Marathi	All मराठी	फुगा आणि प्लावकता
Moldavian	All Moldavian	Balloons & Buoyancy
Mongolian	All Монгол (Монгол)	Сав ба Энерги
Norwegian Bokmal	All Norsk bokmål	Ballonger og oppdrift
Persian	All فارسی	بادکنک ها و شناوری
Polish	All polski	Balony i siła wyporu
Portuguese	All português	Balões e Flutuação
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Balões e Empuxo
Romanian	All română	Baloane şi plutirea
Russian	All русский	Воздушные шары и подъёмная сила
Serbian	All Српски	ГАСНИ ЗАКОНИ
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Balóny a vztlak
Slovenian	All Slovenščina	Balon in vzgon
Spanish	All español	Globos y flotación
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	Globos y flotación
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	Globos y Flotabilidad
Swedish	All svenska	Ballonger & bärkraft
Thai	All ไทย	บัลลูนกับการลอยตัว
Tswana	All Tswana	Gase e e seng ya Nnete & Bueyensi (Ideal Gas & Buoyancy)
Turkish	All Türkçe	Balonlar ve Uçuculuk
Turkmen	All Turkmen	Şarlar we ýüzüjilik
Ukrainian	All українська	Повітряні кулі і плавучість
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Bong bóng và Sự nổi