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Physlet Physics - Thermodynamics
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The Physlet Physics Section 4: Thermodynamics provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in introductory thermal physics. Interactive javascript simulations are used to…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/thermodynamics/
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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
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Liquid Crystal IR Detector
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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://annex.exploratorium.edu/spectra_from_space/IR_activity/
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Candle Flame in Microgravity
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Effect
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This web page is a module on the Earth's greenhouse effect. It contains background information for teachers on the atmospheric gases that absorb and trap heat to make our planet…
http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230150/http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_...
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Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere: Global Climate Change
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This web page is a module for Grades 6-9 on the processes associated with global climate change. It contains background information on the carbon cycle, greenhouse gas concentration,…
http://web.archive.org/web/20170209230158/https://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_4...
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