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Liquid Particle Model & Temperature Simulation
A fluid particle simulation in which local density creates pressure and viscosity smooths relative motion. Students adjust temperature, cohesive attraction, particle count and container width and watch the liquid pool, splash, settle and boil, connecting particle-level behaviour with what they see in a real liquid. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 9–11Explorer
Learning outcomes
- Describe the arrangement and motion of particles in a liquid.
- Explain how attraction between particles affects liquid behaviour.
- Relate temperature to particle energy and boiling.
Teaching guidance
Change one variable at a time and ask students to predict the effect before running the simulation.
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