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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Melting Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a brief description of the term, "Melting point," including hyperlinked terms.
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eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: The Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
A chemistry tutorial which explains the Gas Laws, and provides examples for further understanding.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the conservation of energy, aspects that affect energy in a system such as pressure and temperature, and to gain a better understanding of concepts such as entropy.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Ideal and Real Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is stated and explained at this site from the Towson University. It is then used to derive the other gas laws (Charles, Boyle's, Gay-Lussac's, Avogadro's, combined, etc.). Other gas law relationships are discussed....
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Activity
Other

1728 Software Systems: Boyle's Law Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This online calculator allows the student to solve for either Pressure or Volume. Other features include a tutorial explaining Boyle's law.
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Activity
Other

Educational Objects: Does Air Have Weight?

For Students 4th - 7th
Explore the properties of air with this virtual experiment. Add air to a balloon to discover the property of weight.
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Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Chem Tutor: Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy page covering most all the gas laws. Each law is described in words and stated as an equation. The use of each law in solving problems is demonstrated. Some problem-solving tips are provided. There are 23 practice problems with...
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Pascal's Principle and Hydraulics

For Students 9th - 10th
Pascals Principle is explained, illustrated, and related to hydraulics. Learning exercises are given and answered at this NASA site.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Gratitude, Forgiveness and Happiness

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses how practicing gratitude and forgiveness can help one be happier.
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Article
ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Managing Expectations

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for understanding what expectations are and how to deal with them.
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Unit Plan
State University of New York

State University of New York: The Ideal Gas Law

For Students 9th - 10th
The behavior of gases near room temperature and 1 atm pressure can be described using four main properties: amount, pressure, volume, and temperature. In this simulation the mass, pressure and temperature can be varied.
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Website
University of Florida

Chemistry 2041 Lecture Notes: Ideal Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideal gas law is presented and explained. The derivation of other gas laws is performed. Gas behavior is explained in terms of gas laws. Excellent graphics.
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Activity
University of Nebraska

Do Chem Doing Chemistry Experiment Descriptions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You have to Scroll down to find them, but there are some good gas labs that relate to pressure that can be done.
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Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Can You Stand the Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Science experiment that demonstrates the four states or phases of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how you change water from a liquid state to a gaseous...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Ideal Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the links on this page to view simulations for various gas laws.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Super People: Feeling Pressured

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Investigate the physical force exerted upon organisms and objects by the environment, and relate pressure to depth in deep-sea exploration. Experiment to discover the impact of pressure on the lungs.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Extreme Weather on Our Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson from National Geographic for grades 2-5 has a great photo gallery and video of extreme weather, and a chart for plotting weather investigation. Learning objectives, teaching methods, and connections to National Science...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Ideal Gas Law Equation Examples: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will present several example math problems utilizing the ideal gas law. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Ideal Gas Law Equation Examples."
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Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Make a Cartesian Diver!

For Students 3rd - 7th
This site presents a procedure for creating a cartesian diver, a miniature submarine which rises or sinks depending upon the water pressure within a closed bottle. The site also introduces basic concepts of water and air pressure.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Bernoulli Levitator

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity illustrates Bernoulli principle by suspending an object in the air by blowing down on it.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Condiment Diver

For Students 9th - 10th
Use a condiment packet as a Cartesian diver to show how pressure changes cause the "diver" to float, sink or hover.
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Under Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Students studying pressure will better understand its concepts with this virtual experiment that tests how pressure changes in air and water as the fluids, gravity, container shape, and volume changes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers metamorphic rocks, which form from previous rocks exposed to heat and/or pressure.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.