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Free Fall Air Resistance Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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A. Duffy
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The Free Fall Air Resistance model allows the user to examine the motion of an object in free fall, and motion under the effect of air resistance. This is simply one-dimensional…
Falling in Fluid Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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W. Christian
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The Falling in Fluid model shows a sphere falling through a fluid. The sphere is acted on by gravitational, buoyant, and viscous drag forces acting at the interface between the fluid…
  
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Publisher: Areospaceweb
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The article presents and explains the diamond-shaped pattern that appears in the rocket engine and jet engine exhausts. Several photographs illustrate this phenomenon, and images…
Air Cannon 
  
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Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service
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This site from PBS shows how to build a simple air cannon with household items. It also contains a poll so that visitors can report their results and compare them with those of other…
  
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Publisher: Wikipedia
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This Wikipedia page provides the scientific definition of splash, and mentions that objects falling in the sand can produce a splash and that meteorites are said to splash. The page…
  
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Publisher: University of Chicago Chronicle
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This article reports on a University of Chicago investigation that shows how the splash of a drop depends on the pressure and chemical nature of the gas that the drop falls through.…
  
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J. Watkins, K. Hall, E. Redish, and T. Cooke
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J. Watkins, K. Hall, E. Redish, and T. Cooke, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 333-336.
The University of Maryland (UMD) Biology Education and Physics Education Research Groups are investigating students’ views on the role of physics in introductory biology courses.…
  
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L. Barth-Cohen
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L. Barth-Cohen, PERC 2010 Proceedings, 77-80.
The movement of sand dunes in the desert is an emergent process; the overall movement of a dune is influenced both by the random interactions among individual sand particles and by…
  
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Publisher: KQED Public Media
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This 5-minute video explains how modern sailboats move forward by generating lift. The video explores the aerodynamic forces generated by two parts of the sailboat: the sails and the…
  
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J. Wolfe; Publisher: University of New South Wales
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This multimedia lesson introduces the physics of modern sailboats. It explores how boats can sail at 40 degrees into the wind through counteracting lift forces generated by the…
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