About Gases Intro
Pump gas molecules to a box and see what happens as you change the volume, add or remove heat, and more. Measure the temperature and pressure, and discover how the properties of the gas vary in relation to each other.
How to play Gases Intro
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Pump gas molecules to a box and see what happens as you change the volume, add or remove heat, and more.
Questions & answers
- What is Gases Intro?
- Gases Intro is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Pump gas molecules to a box and see what happens as you change the volume, add or remove heat, and more. Measure the temperature and pressure, and discover how the properties of the gas vary in relation to each other.
- What can kids learn from Gases Intro?
- It helps kids explore: describe the behavior of the gas particles in the box. identify the relationship between pressure, volume, temperature, and number of gas molecules. describe the relationship between particle-wall collisions and pressure. predict how changing temperature will affect the speed of molecules.
- What age is Gases Intro good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10) up to middle school (roughly ages 10–14), and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Gases Intro free to play?
- Yes — Gases Intro is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.