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Mini-Lab: Investigating Gas Laws part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a mini-lab where students determine relationships between gas laws and temperature, pressure, and volume; particularly Charles and Boyle's Law.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws, Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Making Hydrogen Gas From a Decomposition Reaction part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a lab designed to allow students to create and collect gas through a simple acid-metal reaction.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Investigating Kinetic Theory: An Inquiry into the Ideal Gas Law part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an inquiry lab used as introduction to kinetic theory. It is also a great tool for assessing prior knowledge of the topic.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Boyle's Law investigation using marshmallows in a syringe part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is an activity where students watch what happens to marshmallows under pressure and relate it to Boyle's law.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws, Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Molar Volume of a Gas Determined via a Reaction between Magnesium and Hydrochloric Acid part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is an indoor lab for use with Vernier gas pressure sensors that allows students to experimentally determine the molar volume of a gas and ideal gas constant.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Changes in Gas Volume/Gas Laws part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This activity is a hands-on activity to help students learn the behavior of gas particles.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Subject: Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws, Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Determination of Boyle's Law through Data Collection part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This is a lab activity where students observe the relationship between pressure and volume. They use their data to determine the formula for Boyle's Law.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Observing the Effect of Temperature on Change of State and Gas Pressure part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This lab crushes an aluminum can to investigate states of matter and air pressure.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Exploring Atmospheric Pressure by Making a Barometer part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Students will create their own barometer in this activity and use it to discover atmospheric pressure and its relationship to the boiling points of liquids.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity

Temperature-Volume Relationship of a Gas part of MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This investigation uses the relationship between volume and temperature to reinforce the ideal gas law. It also uses the data collected to find absolute zero.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Subject: Physics:Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics:Gas Law, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Gas Laws
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity