Authors of original unit: Shawn Sendlinger

Partner Projects: Biology Student Workbench

Grade Level: High school chemistry teachers

Subject Areas: Ideal Gas Law

Using an applet that simulates the behavior of an ideal gas, you will explore the relationship between volume and each of the following variables: (1) Number of gas particles; (2) Velocity of the gas particles, and (3) Pressure.

Intended for high school chemistry teachers, who wish to use computational tools in the classroom. Also suitable for introductory college chemistry. May also be used directly by students for self-study.

Web browser (preferably Firefox), Java applet-enabled. To find out which plugins are already installed on your mozilla/firefox browser, just type 'about:plugins' in address box. You can download each plug-in component from the links provided.

Exploring the behavior of an ideal gas.

Introduction: background information on the Ideal Gas Law.

Part 1: Get familiar with the Ideal Gas Law.

Part 2: Exploring the simulation.

Part 3: Systematic Investigation.