Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: William Hopkins
Learn about the English geologist who asserted a solid, rather than fluid, was the interior for the Earth and explained many geological phenomena in terms of his model.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Too Much Pressure!
In this activity, students learn how engineers design faucets. Students will learn about water pressure by building a simple system to model faucets and test the relationship between pressure, area and force. This is a great outdoor...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: May the Force Be With You: Lift
Students revisit Bernoulli's Principle (Lesson 1 of the Airplanes unit) and learn how engineers use this principle to design airplane wings. Airplane wings create lift by changing the pressure of the air around it. This is the first of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Air Pressure and Altitude
[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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Pressure and Density of the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the pressure and density of the atmosphere varies.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Transformations: Compressibility
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens to volume as pressure is changed, and then answer a challenge question after the activity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Charles' Law: Gas Balloon
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens to the volume of a balloon with a change in temperature. After the activity, answer a multiple-choice, challenge question.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Gay Lussac's Law
[Free Registration/Login Required] Increase the heat in the virtual container, and observe what happens to the internal pressure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix Series: Henry's Law
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens to carbon dioxide gas as pressure is increased in this carbonated soda simulation. Afterwards, answer a multiple-choice challenge question.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Oceanic Pressure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Oceanic pressure and how it changes with depth, and how to adjust to this change.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Heart Failure
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on congestive heart failure. The article includes links to topics such as: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening and diagnosis, complications, treatment and...
University of Sydney (Australia)
University of Sydney: Structure and Properties of Materials/thermal Physics
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,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Changes in Volume/pressure at Equilibrium
A guided screencast which explains how to identify a shift in equilibrium based on changes in volume or pressure. [6:15]
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education: Factors Affecting Solubility
Learn how the extent to which one substance dissolves in another depends on the nature of both the solute and the solvent.
Libre Text
Libre Texts: Chemistry: Ideal Gas Law
Learn here about Ideal Gas Law by changing the variables and observe the way that they affect gas behavior, especially pressure.
Other
Chem Team: Stoichiometry: Volume Volume Stoichiometry
Understand volume-volume stoichiometry with these volume-based example problems worked with solutions and explanations.
Integrated Publishing
Integrated Publishing: Pressure and Head
Detailed site dealing with pressure and force. The site is very complete with numerous examples and illustrations.
Other
Aquaholic: Introduction to Boyle's Law
Provides a great introduction to Boyle's Law as well as a link to a more detailed explanation if that's what you're looking for. Gives a real life example that is very helpful in comprehending the law.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Boiling at Reduced Pressure
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the dependency of the boiling point upon pressure. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Super Soaker Lab
In this lab environment, look at how the pressure behind a stream of water affects the speed with which the water moves as it leaves a nozzle.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Deep Sea Diver Lab
Examine the factors affecting the pressure under a fluid. Run this simulation on "Earth-Like" planets with the same atmospheric pressure but different accelerations due to gravity.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Fluid Dynamics Lab
In this lab environment, look at the connection between the size of two sections of pipe and the speed and pressure of the fluid in each part of the pipe.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Landing Location of Fluid
Determine the landing location of a stream of water that comes out of a tank that has a hole punched in the side.