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Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Can Gases Dissolve in Water?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive animation to find out about whether or not gases dissolving in water.
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eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Liquids: A Science Curriculum Resource Support

For Students 2nd - 4th
Read about solids, liquids, and gases, and find out about the phases of matter.
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eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Forms of Water

For Students 1st - 4th
Find out how water can exist in the three different pahses of matter.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Ice Cream Is Moving

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how states of matter are dependent on an object's average kinetic energy.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Carbon Monoxide (Co)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives the sources of carbon monoxide along with health effects and recommendations for CO levels in homes.
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Handout
National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Inhalants

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the abuse and dangers of inhalants.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solid, Liquid or Gas?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a variety of materials and asked to identify if each material as a solid, liquid or gas. They use their five senses - sight, sound, smell, texture and taste - to identify the other characteristics of each item.
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Unit Plan
Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Chemistry: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. It also discusses the Kinetic Theory of Matter, Thermodynamics, Triple point, Phase Change Graphs and the Heating Curve of Water. It provideds adrawing of a heating...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Transformations: Compressibility

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe what happens to volume as pressure is changed, and then answer a challenge question after the activity.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Solid, Liquid and Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will move the red dot below each flask to observe how particles move in each different phase of water. You will need a sign-in to access this media, but it will be well worth...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Piston Pressure: Boyle's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive activity, discover the relationship between pressure and volume. After the activity, answer one challenge question about the topic.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Charles' Law: Gas Balloon

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Gay Lussac's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Increase the heat in the virtual container, and observe what happens to the internal pressure.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Amontons' Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Amontons' law and the relationship between the temperature and pressure of a gas.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Stars

For Students 3rd - 8th
This page details the life cycle of a star, and includes information on medium-sized and massive stars, plus a glossary and a question.
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Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: About Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides a lengthy page covering numerous topics including the difference between heat and temperature, the use of different temperature scales, thermal expansion, how a...
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Handout
University of Florida

Chem. 2041 Lecture Notes: The Forces Between Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the variety of forces which hold molecules together. The relative strengths of these forces for the various states of matter is discussed. The effect of such forces on the boiling points and other phase change...
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

Ucsb Chemistry and Biochemistry: Models Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Matter of any type can be subdivided into particles that are too small to see, but even then the matter still exists and can be detected by other means. Students will participate in hands-on activities to prove that matter is made up of...
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Handout
Other

Garden With Insight: Vapor Pressure in the Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about the role of vapor pressure in the garden. In addition, a free garden simulator can be downloaded in which various quantities can be measured.
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Handout
Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the Florida State Univeristy provides good information on the various intermolecular forces, including nice diagrams.
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Handout
Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Dissolving Gases Into Liquids

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the factors influencing gas solubility. This site also provides other chemistry related questions. Topics include dissolving solids into liquids, concentration, and stoichiometry.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Pressure Based on Temperature Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the pressure in a sample of gas based on the temperature of the system.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Pressure Based on Speed Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This program asks students to determine the pressure in a sample of gas based on the rms speed of the particles.