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Course, Subject

Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Math, Science & Technology, Science (NYS P-12)

Description

This simulation will allow students to:

• Experiment with a helium balloon, a hot air balloon, or a rigid sphere filled with different gases.
• Discover what makes some balloons float, and others sink.

Website(s)

Physics Education Technology

Simulation

Click on the link below to view the simulation:

• Balloons and Buoyancy

Requirements

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Content Provider

Physics Education Technology
The Physics Education Technology (PhET) project at the University of Colorado produces fun, interactive simulations of physical phenomena that make bridges to the real world.

Related Academic Standards

New York State

S.MS.PS.1.4 Students who demonstrate understanding can develop a model that predicts and describes changes in particle motion, temperature, and phase (state) of a substance when thermal energy is added or removed.

S.MS.LS.2.3 Students who demonstrate understanding can develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

MST4.I.PS4.1 Students describe the sources and identify the transformations of energy observed in everyday life.

MST4.I.PS4.3 Students observe and describe energy changes as related to chemical reactions.

MST4.C.C.PS3.4 Students use kinetic molecular theory (KMT) to explain rates of reactions and the relationships among temperature, pressure, and volume of a substance.