Gas Laws: Boyle's, Charles's, & the Ideal Gas Law 5E Lesson Plan | Chemistry | Grades 9–12

Gas Laws: Boyle's, Charles's, & the Ideal Gas Law 5E Lesson Plan is a complete 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) lesson plan for high school Chemistry (grades 9–12) on Gas Laws: Boyle's, Charles's, & the Ideal Gas Law.

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Sections: Academic Standards Alignment & Performance Expectations; Essential Questions & Learning Objectives; Key Academic Vocabulary; 1. Engage (5 Min); 2. Explore (12 Min); 3. Explain (15 Min); 4. Elaborate (8 Min); 5. Evaluate (5 Min). Sample item: “1. How does the Kinetic Molecular Theory (KMT) explain macroscopic gas pressure, temperature, and volume relationships at the particulate collision level?”

What's inside: 5E Lesson Plans (editable .docx + PDF, about 2,704 words, 10 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: HS-PS1-3 — Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles. HS-PS3-2 — Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects).

Resource type: 5E Lesson Plan. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Follow the five phases over one to two class periods; the plan lists objectives, materials, and teacher moves for each phase. Built for high school Chemistry, grades 9–12.

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