Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gas Laws

1. Handout: Unit Notes
2. Modeling at the Atomic Scale
   1. Demo: Bouncing various balls
   2. Kinesthetic Lab: Kinesthetic Modeling of a Superball. List all the rules we need to model a ball rolling around on a table full of objects.
   3. Superballs are Like Atoms
   4. Computer Lab: Modeling of a Superball(How to run this?)
   5. Demo: Two Atoms in a Box(How to run this?)
   6. Homework: Modeling Questions
3. Spatial Equilibrium (or Nature Abhors a Vacuum)
   1. Lab: View Brownian motion in microscope.
   2. Demo: Computer model of Brownian motion(How to run this?)
   3. Demo: Mint Smell
   4. Computer Lab: Spatial Equilibrium(How to run this?)
   5. Computer Lab: Diffusion and Osmosis(How to run this?)
   6. Homework: Equilibrium/Diffusion Questions
4. Heat vs. Temperature
   1. Demo: Heat vs. Temperature(How to run this?)
   2. Computer Lab: Heat vs. Temperature(How to run this?)
   3. Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
1. Demo: Heat Transfer(How to run this?)
2. Homework: Heat Questions
5. Kinetic Molecular Theory
   1. Demo: Balloon on bottle
6. Force vs. Pressure
   1. Lab: Measure the mass of a car with just a ruler.
7. Gas Pressure
   1. Computer Lab: Gas Laws(How to run this?)
   2. Demo: Hydrogen Spout
   3. Homework: Gas Pressure Questions
8. Air pressure
   1. Demo: Tube with holes filled with water.
   2. Demo: upside down test tube and bottle.
   3. Demo: Hg barometer
   4. Normal air pressure can support a column of mercury 760.0 mm tall or water 32 ft tall
   5. Homework: Describe in detail at the molecular level how a straw works.
9. You Can't Vacuum the Moon
   1. Demo: Plates
   2. Demos: Multiple "suction" demos and explanations that don't involve the pulling forces of suction
   3. Homework: No Such Thing As Suction Questions
10. Handout: Review Sheet