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Floating Flame Balls 
  
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Publisher: Science@NASA
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This NASA Science press release covers the discovery of tiny flame balls, a shape flames take in microgravity. The article discusses implications of the research for combustion here…
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/21aug_flameba...
Liquid Crystal IR Detector 
  
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Publisher: Exploratorium
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This is a student activity on the detection of a warm object with a liquid crystal sheet. This activity also can be a simulation of the detection of infrared radiation. The "For…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/spectra_from_space/IR_activity/
HyperPhysics: Breaking the Sound Barrier with an Aircraft 
  
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This Hyperphysics page contains photographs of the remarkable cloud that forms around an aircraft breaking the sound barrier. The site describes how pressure changes and the ideal…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/soubar.html
Candle Flame in Microgravity 
  
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Publisher: NASA Glenn Research Center
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Investigating candle flames in microgravity can be done as either a demonstration or an activity. "Student reader" pages give background information about candle flames in…
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/C...
Bubble Suspension 
  
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Try this activity from the Exploratorium-- you'll make the startling observation that soap bubbles can float! Dry ice is required, so gloves and adult supervision are a must. The…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bubble-suspension
Cold Metal 
  
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Visit this Exploratorium site for an activity on how warm or cold objects seem to the touch. Students can touch pieces of wood, metal, and Styrofoam; then order them by estimated…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/cold-metal
Dipping Bird 
  
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This Exploratorium activity uses dipping birds to provide an introduction to heat engines which convert heat energy to mechanical work. The site contains an explanation of the…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/dipping-bird
Counting Calories 
  
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P. Doherty
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Check out this site by Paul Doherty, Senior Scientist at the Exploratorium, to learn about the burning peanut experiment and about food energy and how it is measured. The site…
http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/food/countingcalories.html
UCAR: The Greenhouse Effect 
  
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Publisher: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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For an overview of the "greenhouse effect," see this site by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Diagrams and one short video help present the key ideas.…
http://web.archive.org/web/20120105100452/https://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3...
PhET Simulation: Lasers 
  
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This webpage contains an interactive simulation that allows users to explore the physics behind lasers. Two simulations are available, the first showing the optical excitation of a…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/lasers
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