Activity Number 264

	Overview and Learning Objectives
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	Benchmarks and Standards
	Activity Credits
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Gas Molecules in a Box (3D dynamics)

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	Overview and Learning Objectives Students can explore the action of gas molecules (neon). This core model is not scaffolded. return to top



	Central Concepts Key Concept: Gas molecules move away from each other when they are heated and closer together when they are cooled. Additional Related Concepts Physics/Chemistry Gas Molecular movement return to top



	Benchmarks and Standards NSES Physical-Science: Energy Conservation / Entropy - 3 Heat consists of random motion and the vibrations of atoms, molecules, and ions (Full Text of Standard) Physical-Science: Matter Structure/Properties - 5 Solids, liquids, and gases differ in the distances and angles between molecules (Full Text of Standard) return to top



	Activity Credits Created by CC: Molecular Literacy using Molecular Workbench return to top



	Requirements Java 1.5+ - Java 1.5+ is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X 10.4 and greater. If you are using Mac OS X 10.3, you can download MW Version 1.3 and explore within it instead. return to top

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National Science Foundation under grant number DUE-0402553

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Gas Molecules in a Box (3D dynamics)

Overview and Learning Objectives

Central Concepts

Additional Related Concepts

Benchmarks and Standards

Activity Credits

Requirements