Basketball
Topic: Gas Behavior
(middle/high school chemistry)
by Lodge
Basketball
Hello operator can you please adjust the liters of this container?
The particles of gas inside will only change position and the pressure
Like Boyle’s Law
Pressure is applied, when the volume falls
Chorus:
Life is a basketball with high pressure
You gotta increase your collisions to get a decent bounce, ya’ll
Things will want to flatten in cold cold weather
Just put a little more force on the walls, else they’ll be caving in
Operator can you speed up this gas using temperature?
Sure, the gas shouts, LIGHT ME UP, and I can move much faster
As the temperature increased
Gas will bounce off the walls until it’s released
More prrrressure, more collisions
Just take the force over the area-um
When chuck’s temperature increases the volume
It can expand a balloon ...huh...
Student Lyric Guide
Name________________________________________
Gas Behavior
Basketball
Hello operator can you please adjust the liters of this container?
As volume is decreased, what happens to the pressure in a container?
_________________________________________________________________________________
The particles of gas inside will only change position and the pressure
How are the gas particles different in diagram A and diagram C? Why?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Like Boyle’s Law
Define Boyle’s Law:________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Pressure is applied, when the volume falls
At a constant temperature, explain how pressure and volume are related:
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life is a basketball with high pressure
What would this basketball look like if it had very low pressure?
You gotta increase your collisions to get a decent bounce, ya’ll
What are the two ways that you can increase the collision of particles in a basketball?
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
Things will want to flatten in cold cold weather
What are the two ways you can decrease the collision of particles in a basketball?
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
Just put a little more force on the walls, else they’ll be caving in
Why do gas particles constantly push outward on the walls of the basketball?
Operator can you speed up this gas using temperature?
What does temperature measure?
______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Sure, the gas shouts, LIGHT ME UP, and I can move much faster
What has to happen to the temperature to make the gas particles speed up?
_________________________________________________________________________________
As the temperature increased
At a constant volume, what will happen to the pressure if the temperature is increased?
_________________________________________________________________________________
Gas will bounce off the walls until it’s released
Why do truck drivers need to monitor and adjust tire pressure on long trips
(related to temperature and pressure of gas particles)?
More prrrressure, more collisions
Why does an increase in pressure cause more collisions between particles (two possible answers)?
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
Just take the force over the area-um
Pressure = ______________ /
_______________
The unit of measurement for pressure is ___________________
When chuck’s temperature increases the volume
Define Charles’s Law: ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What is a common nickname for Charles? ________________
It can expand a balloon …huh…
Why does an increase in temperature increase the volume of a balloon?
According to Charles Law, what would happen to the volume of a balloon if you put it in the freezer?
Ask your teacher to try it out.
Teacher Key
Name____________KEY____________________________
Basketball
Hello operator can you please adjust the liters of this container?
As volume is decreased, what happens to the pressure in a container?
__________Pressure Increases_______________________________________________________
The particles of gas inside will only change position and the pressure
How are the gas particles different in diagram A and diagram C? Why?
__More closely packed together in C because there is less volume in container C…pushing the
existing particles closer together
Like Boyle’s Law
Define Boyle’s Law:___as volume decreases, pressure increases and vice versa
_________________________________________________________________________________
Pressure is applied, when the volume falls
At a constant temperature, explain how pressure and volume are related:
_________it’s an inverse relationship_______
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life is a basketball with high pressure
What would this basketball look like if it had very low pressure?
flat
You gotta increase your collisions to get a decent bounce, ya’ll
What are the two ways that you can increase the collision of particles in a basketball?
2. _______Increase temperature___________________
2. _________Add more particles____________________
Things will want to flatten in cold cold weather
What are the two ways you can decrease the collision of particles in a basketball?
2. _____________Decrease Temperature________________________
2. __________Decrease the number of particles________________________
Just put a little more force on the walls, else they’ll be caving in
Why do gas particles constantly push outward on the walls of the basketball?
Thye are constantly colliding and attempting to fill the free space available.
Operator can you speed up this gas using temperature?
What does temperature measure? ______average speed of the particles____________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Sure, the gas shouts, LIGHT ME UP, and I can move much faster
What has to happen to the temperature to make the gas particles speed up?
________________temperature increases__________________________________________
As the temperature increased
At a constant volume, what will happen to the pressure if the temperature is increased?
______________pressure will increase_________________________________
Gas will bounce off the walls until it’s released
Why do truck drivers need to monitor and adjust tire pressure on long trips
(related to temperature and pressure of gas particles)?
Friction between tires and the road increases the temp of the tires. The
increase of temperature causes an increase in pressure which may cause a
tire to explode!!!
More prrrressure, more collisions
Why does an increase in pressure cause more collisions between particles
(two possible answers)?
2. _______they are more closely packed together due to a decrease in volume
2. ___________or the temperature has increased, speeding up the existing particles
Just take the force over the area-um
Pressure = ____force___ /
_____area_____
The unit of measurement for pressure is ___pascals (Pa)___
When chuck’s temperature increases the volume
Define Charles’s Law: _________as temperature increase, the volume increases and vice versa
What is a common nickname for Charles? ___chuck_____________
It can expand a balloon …huh…
Why does an increase in temperature increase the volume of a balloon?
Particles are moving faster and push outward on wall of the balloon causing its volume to increase.
According to Charles Law, what would happen to the volume of a balloon if you put it in the freezer?
Ask your teacher to try it out.
Volume would decrease
Music Video Extension Activity
1. Hand out or project the lyrics and read them out loud and discuss their meaning
2. Play the song for the students, multiple times, encouraging them to sing along
3. Use the student lyric guide in place of, or to supplement class notes
4. Allow students class time, in small groups, to “act” out a portion of the song
5. Film the student groups singing/acting out the song