New Smyrna Beach High School

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Team Members
Anne Cooney - Chemistry
Roger Gray - Mathematics
Sharon Ohlson Assistant Principal
Mike Young-Mathematics /Physics

Module Description

Materials for Students

What will I learn?
What do I need to know?
What words do I need to know?
Create the Models
Introduction to Excel
Model I - Boyle's Law
Model II - Charles' Law
R.A.F.T.
Show me other web pages on this topic!
Take a short quiz!
Boyle's law quiz
Charles' law quiz

Materials for Teachers

A note to teachers
Introduction
Objectives
Requirements
Additional background material
Instructional Framework
Student Skills
Instructional Strategies
Assessment Process
Daily lesson plans
Evaluation/assessment methods
Links to national standards

Related Links
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Credits

The Pressure Is On!

This module will teach students about the gas laws and allow them to answer these questions.

Why don't NASCAR teams fully inflate the tires at the beginning of a run?

Press the car for a hint!

How do hot air balloons work?

What is the coldest temperature?

What would happen if we reached the coldest temperature?

Why do SCUBA divers suffer from the bends if they ascend incorrectly?

Why do athletes (and other people) suffer from altitude sickness when playing in Colorado?

Developed by
New Smyrna Beach High School Team 6
Copyright © 2001

This project is supported, in part,
by the

National Science Foundation

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and not necessarily those of the National Science Foundation.

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