http://www.nextgenlessons.com I hope you enjoy learning here Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:27:07 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.34 http://www.nextgenlessons.com/gases/how-is-the-atmosphere-on-mars-different-than-on-earth/ http://www.nextgenlessons.com/gases/how-is-the-atmosphere-on-mars-different-than-on-earth/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 13:21:27 +0000 http://www.nextgenlessons.com/?p=85 Continued]]> We are surrounded by gases. They are necessary for life and important for chemistry if only because chemical reactions occur very quickly in gases. We’ll be looking at how the atmosphere of Mars is different from that of Earth in order to understand this topic.

]]> http://www.nextgenlessons.com/gases/how-is-the-atmosphere-on-mars-different-than-on-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.nextgenlessons.com/gases/ideal-gas-simulation/ http://www.nextgenlessons.com/gases/ideal-gas-simulation/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 13:17:24 +0000 http://www.nextgenlessons.com/?p=83 Continued]]> Gases are too small to see molecule by molecule.  They are a perfect example of the challenge of chemistry.  In teaching chemistry I try to make the invisible visible.  The kinetic molecular model is an example of this.  The way that gases behave can be explained by a model that has several rules.  We’ll learn more about that.  See if you can find some of the gas laws by working with this simulation.

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