gas laws

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I teach the Gas Laws as the final topic in students’ first Chemistry course.¹ The KMT, Avogadro’s Hypothesis, the Combined Gas Law, and the Ideal Gas Law take three 70-minute class periods at most.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the best way to learn is by having a little fun? In my classroom, we've discovered that brain breaks can turn abstract concepts like gas laws into something tangible and memorable.

I am always looking for fun, engaging and hand-on activities that I can use in my inclusion chemistry classroom.

Chemical Education Xchange has been hosting ChemEd X Talks since January 2021. These Talks have been 30 - 60 minute virtual meetings using our Zoom platform. They consist of a short presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.

The floating soap bubble¹ is an experiment that is very easy to set up and carry out (Video 1).

I enjoyed reading Yvonne Clifford’s piece, The Diet Coke And Mentos Reaction – Having A Literal Blast!, regarding the sublimation of dry ice, CO_2(s).