States of Matter
Objectives
After completing this section, students will be able to:
1. compare and contrast the 3 common phases of matter,
2. use the kinetic theory of matter to explain the characteristics of gas, liquid and solid,
3. interpret state changes and account for the energy used in state changes,
4. explain the concept of density,
5. explain the most common behaviors of gasses,
6. explain the most common behaviors of liquids.
Activities
1. Collapsing can demonstration
2. Pressure and Temperature Lab
3. A journal of Physics Demonstration Observations
5. A paper airplane competition
6. A web lesson
8. Density Lab
Web Research Links
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1. View 3 States of matter http://www.psinvention.com/kinetic.htm
2. Great Density applet http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=29
3. Density of Woods http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_wood.htm
4. Plasma State http://www.spacescience.org/ExploringSpace/PlasmaStateOfMatter/1.html
5. Boyle's Law Applet http://www.math.montana.edu/frankw/ccp/before-calculus/function/boyle/applet.htm
6. Charles Law Applet http://plabpc.csustan.edu/general/tutorials/temperature/CharlesLaw/CharlesLaw.htm
7. Archimedes Law http://home.a-city.de/walter.fendt/physengl/buoyforce.htm
8. Pressure Chamber http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/piston.html
Conceptual Links
Thinkquest Gas Laws http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/high/gaslaws/gaslaws.htm
Gas Equilibrium http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Thermodynamics/index1.html
Charles Law Applet http://plabpc.csustan.edu/general/tutorials/temperature/CharlesLaw/CharlesLaw.htm
Pressure Chamber http://zebu.uoregon.edu/nsf/piston.html
Boyle's Law Applet http://www.math.montana.edu/frankw/ccp/before-calculus/function/boyle/applet.htm
Molecular movement http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/matterstates.htm
Cartesian diver http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/applist/f/f.htm
Reference
Chart Demonstration http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/Piston/
Penny Composition http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/fun_facts/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=fun_facts2
Density Reference http://www.mcelwee.net/html/densities_of_various_materials.html
MatWeb http://www.matweb.com
Chem4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
Water Glossary http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html#E
Matter http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/matter/intro.html
Dry Ice http://www.howstuffworks.com/question264.htm