Brownian Motion Teacher Resources

Not meant to be shown in the classroom, this video teaches the teacher how to display Brownian motion using microsized polystyrene balls and how to model it with a speaker and Ping-Pong balls. When you use these vivid demonstrations,...

How do liquids and gases affect the particles placed into them? Young chemists witness the phenomena first described by scientist Robert Brown known as Brownian Motion. The third installment in a 14-part series on solids, liquids, and...

How do you prove the existence of something you can't see? For Albert Einstein, a liberal application of math usually did the trick! Physics scholars discover the relationship between atomic size and the motion of larger particles...

Explore particle motion between solute and solvents. An interactive simulation allows learners to observe the motion of solute particles as they interact with the solvent particles. It provides an option for including...

Time to show what they know! Module five in a 14-part series about solids, liquids, and gases redirects to an interactive quiz. Learners test their skills on topics such as states of matter, phase changes, and Brownian Motion. With...

For this solids worksheet, students review terms associated with solid matter including, freezing and melting point, viscosity, and Brownian motion. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 14 matching questions.

How do you engage pupils in a discussion about osmosis without leaving them overwhelmed? By providing them with the tools to perform an exciting experiment, and they will see osmosis in action! Young chemists and biologists use...

Connect the chemical aspects of coffee to the world in which we live! Scholars consider the molecules within coffee and how they interact with the environment as they view an episode of the ACS Reaction series. From caffeine as a...

Young scholars conduct a series of experiments on magnetorheological fluids. In this physics lesson, students explain how these fluids behave in varying magnetic field strength. They give practical applications of magnetorheological fluids.

Students investigate the different states of matter by experimenting in class.  In this matter lesson, students participate in a lab activity moving from one station to the next creating different formations of matter....

Students compare and contrast the properties of substances and mixtures. In this chemistry lesson, students simulate spontaneous mixing by performing a short class activity. They differentiate heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.

Students use observation skills in assessing the water quality of water samples in this activity and learn that the tastes and preferences of others can be different.

An advanced level description of the nature of Brownian motion. Brownian motion, a model formulated to predict matters involving uncertain elements, is related to medical imaging, fractals, robotics, aerosol particles, and stock market...

Wikipedia provides detailed information on the two meanings of the term, Brownian Motion. Includes many hyperlinked terms.

This site from ScienceWorld gives a brief description of Brownian motion. It also goes on with a detailed series of formula derivations utilizing calculus. Links to related topics and definitions are given.

Particulate level simulations that show only solute particles are convenient, since they focus student attention on the molecules of most interest. However, such solute molecules move in a Brownian manner. This simulation helps students...

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the notion of Brownian motion and has students graph a sample Brownian particle. In Brownian motion, each "step" depends on the "steps" taken previously,...

An excerpt of Perrin's paper "Brownian Motion and Molecular Reality". Includes references.

Explore how Newton's three laws apply to the world of atoms and molecules. Start with the originally contradictory observation of Brownian motion. Then, each law is addressed at the atomic level.

Online access to portions of Einstein's original papers and manuscripts.

This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.

This article discusses the life and discoveries of Robert Brown. Specifically the article focuses on Brown's contributions to the field of botany.

An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...

Describes the refrigerator invented by Einstein and many of his discoveries in physics.