Heat and volume of gases-Balloon in a Flask (Mahya Babaie)
Author
Mahya Babaie
Principle(s) Illustrated
Principle 1: Temperature and heat transfer
Principle 2: Ideal gas law
Standards
9-12. 4.c. Students know how to apply the gas laws to relations between the pressure, tem perature, and volume of any amount of an ideal gas or any mixture of ideal gases.
9-12. 4. b. Students know the random motion of molecules explains the diffusion of gases.
9-12. 4.a. Students know the random motion of molecules and their collisions with a surfacecreate the observable pressure on that surface.
Prior knowledge & experience:
Gas molecules are in constant motion.When the kinetic energy increases the motion of the gas molecules increases. When the kinetic energy increases the motion of the gas molecules increases.
we are focusing on temperature and heat
transfer. When the flask is cooling off, the air
inside the flask is cooled. This causes the air
molecules to move slower and closer
together.
The air molecules contracts and causes the
outside air to rush in. This pulls the balloon
inside the bottle and inflates it.
Common Misconceptions:
The gas molecules are gonna fill up the balloon.
Photographs and Movies
Questioning Script
Root question:
Why did the balloon went inside the bottle?
Target response:
References
You tube demonstration:
Reference 2 (National Weather Service Forecast Office)