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Making a supersonic jet in your kitchen
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This short article from the online APS journal Physics summarizes the results of a study of a splash produced by an object pulled through the surface of water. The article includes a…
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v3/4
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Physicists determine air gives liquids their splash
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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.…
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/050331/splash.shtml
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Feather Drop
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This video shows how steel balls and a feather fall in air and in a good vacuum. The motion is well illuminated and captured clearly in the video, and arrows help make clear the…
http://www.backstagescience.com/videos/feather_drop.html
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Circus Physics: Center of Mass
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This video explores center of mass and torque and its role in balance for a circus acrobat balancing atop her partner's head. When the top acrobat's center of mass is not over the…
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/circus/circus-circus-physics-center-of...
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Newtonian Mechanics
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Learn the physics of planetary motion and spaceflight by exploring Newton's Laws and their applications. One section nicely illustrates the concepts with the problem of planning a…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smechopen.htm
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Funderstanding Roller Coaster
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Design a roller coaster--change the heights of the hills and loop-the-loop, and see what happens. If you get the coaster going too fast . . . well, you'll see, and you'll learn about…
https://www.funderstanding.com/educators/coaster/
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Physics/Science/Math Days @ California's Great America
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This website describes the physics, science, and math day activities at California's Great America Theme Park in San Francisco. Worksheets and curricular resources related to the…
http://cbakkennet.ipage.com/cga/index.html
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Multimedia Physics Studio
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At this site you learn mechanics through many simulations on the topic of force and motion. You can see, for instance, how velocity and acceleration change as a car moves along a…
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia
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ASPIRE: Star Life Cycle
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This website provides a tutorial on the evolution of stars. It begins with proto-stars, then provides information about main-sequence stars, hydrostatic equilibrium, helium burning,…
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/StarLife/
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PhET Simulation: Projectile Motion
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To explore particle trajectories, try this simulation of firing various objects out of a cannon. You can find out how the angle, initial speed, mass, and air resistance affect the…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/projectile-motion
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