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Molecules and Light
Do you ever wonder how a greenhouse gas affects the climate, or why the ozone layer is important? Use the sim to explore how light interacts with molecules in our atmosphere.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Molecules
- Light
- Photons
- Absorption
Sample Learning Goals
- Explore how light interacts with molecules in our atmosphere
- Identify that absorption of light depends on the molecule and the type of light
- Relate the energy of the light to the resulting motion
- Identify that energy increases from microwave to ultraviolet
- Predict the motion of a molecule based on the type of light it absorbs
- Identify how the structure of a molecule affects how it interacts with light
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
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Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo CQs HW Lab |
7/20/13 |
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Molecules and Light-inquiry for high school
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW CQs Lab |
8/6/11 |
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Molecules and Light
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Kelly Lancaster | UG-Intro HS |
Other Lab HW |
2/18/11 |
| 분자와 빛 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | UG-Intro HS |
Lab Demo |
5/16/13 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
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Software Requirements
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
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