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Authors:
Charles Gear,
John Epler |
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| Subject(s): Math,
Science, Technology |
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| Grade Level:
9-12 |
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Unit Objective(s)/Overview:
Students will:
- investigate properties of gases including the
relationships of temperature, pressure, and volume
- explore the relationships in the context of the Gas Laws, i.e.
Boyle's Law and Charles' Law. The culminating activity will be an
activity where students will work in groups to engineer a hot-air
balloon that will be required to move a given mass a given distance.
Resources:
Vacuum pump, hot plate, metal gallon cans, aluminum soda cans, beaker
tongs, balloons, 1 L round bottom boiling flask, 6 ft glass tubing, #8
single holed rubber stopper, larger container of water (about 2 L), ring
stand on table, computers (for internet site tutorials, activities,
summaries, class presentations) with Microsoft Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint, Vernier® computer interface, LoggerPro®, Vernier® Gas
Pressure Sensor, a 20 mL gas syringe, tissue paper balloon, a hair
dryer, an IRT, 3 or 4 helium-filled balloons, cooler for storing helium
balloons, Boyle's Law activity sheet,
Boyle's Law tutorial website,
Boyle's Law quiz,
procedures and questions about
Demonstration1,
Charles
Law lab activity sheet,
Charles Law tutorial website,
Charles Law quiz,
Digital Camera, tissue paper hot air balloon
materials list, the design
challenge worksheet, the
charcoal burner instructions, Grading
Rubric
for balloon construction, calculators for formula uses, and computer & LCD
projector for presentations to the class during the final lesson.
Pre-Assessment
Post-Assessment
Credits and References:
- Blauch, David. "Gas Laws." Chemistry Experiments and Exercises.
28 Jun 2001. Davidson University. 27 Jun 2006 <http://www.chm.davidson.edu/chemistryapplets/gaslaws/index.html>.
- Bramer, Scott. "Boyle's Law." Lecture Help Pages With Solutions.
01Sep1998. Widner University. 29 Jun 2006 <http://science.widener.edu/svb/tutorial/boyleslaw.html>.
- Grotzer, Tina. "Causal Patterns in Air Pressure Phenomena."
Understandings of Consequence. 2003. President and Fellows of
Harvard College. 29 Jun 2006 <http://www.pz.harvard.edu/ucp/curriculum/pressure/s3_reinforcement.htm>.
- Holmquist, Dan, and Donald Volz. Chemistry with Computers. 3rd
ed. Beaverton, OR: Vernier Software & Technology, 2003.
- "Jacques Charles." Wikipedia. 2002. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc..
29 Jun 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Charles>.
- Letts, Kelly. "Gas Particals In Motion." Aspire. 1998.
University of Utah. 29 Jun 2006
<http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/javalabs/java11/gaslaws/act3/index.htm#charles>.
- MacIntosh, J. J., "Robert Boyle", The Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy (Spring 2006 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),<http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2006/entries/boyle/>.
- Moore, John. "Ammonia Fountain." Chemistry Comes Alive. 1998.
American Chemical Society. 29 Jun 2006 <http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA2/MAIN/AMFOUNT1/CD2R1.HTM>.
- Nave, Carl. "Can-Crushing Experiment." HyperPhysics. 2006.
Georgia State University. 29 Jun 2006 <http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/pcoke.html>.
- "Rubistar." 4Teachers. 2006. Unversity of Kansas. 29 Jun 2006 <http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php>.
- Warlick, David. Citation Machine. 29 Oct. 2000. Landmarks. 19
Jul. 2005 <http://www.citationmachine.net>.
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