Pressure in Gases

A Powerpoint resource that is ready to use out of the box.

Contains KS3 and KS4 content, each of which is signposted per activity.

Learning objective: Justify why containers become pressurised and explain its uses with water rockets.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:

Success criteria:
-State what is meant by pressure.
-Describe how gas particles interact with the wall of the container.
-Explain why each of the following increases pressure:
Increasing temperature,
Increasing the amount of gas particles,
Decreasing volume of the container.

This resource also contains a practical lesson, risk assessment, results (+ class results) and evaluation. Videos included of how to launch a water rocket.

Contains 24 slides in total.