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Publisher: American Physical Society
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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…
  
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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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Publisher: Science and Technology Facilities Council
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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…
  
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Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service
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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…
  
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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…
  
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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…
  
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C. Bakken
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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…
  
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T. Henderson
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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…
  
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High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah
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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,…
  
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Publisher: Exploratorium
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At this Exploratorium site you'll find out how to use a bicycle wheel and a rotating stool to demonstrate how torque affects rotational motion. The site provides an explanation of…
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