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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/
Physlet Physics - Thermodynamics 
  
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W. Christian and M. Belloni
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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/
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
PhET Simulation: Gas Properties 
  
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This simulation provides a highly visual, interactive way to explore gas properties. As you pump gas molecules into a chamber, you control volume, add/remove heat, and change…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gas-properties
Atmospheric Processes: Radiation 
  
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This web page provides an activity on energy transfer through radiation. Students investigate the relative absorption of light energy by water, light soil, and dark soil. The…
https://scied.ucar.edu/activity/learn/radiation-albedo
US Department of Energy: Concentrating Solar Power 
  
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This website provides an introduction to the U.S. Department of Energy's research and development into concentrating solar power. The site outlines the department's three main…
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/concentrating-solar-power-bas...
Build a Solar Oven 
  
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Publisher: The Pembina Institute
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This page provides turn-key directions for a project to build a solar oven. The construction kit calls for simple materials such as cardboard and duct tape, and includes a…
http://www.re-energy.ca/solar-oven
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The Physics of Firefighting 
  
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R. Egler; Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers, Phys. Teach., 28 (9), 599 (1990).
This article, from The Physics Teacher, explains how water puts out fires. It also contains a description of how firefighters determine the water pressure for their hoses--and this…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2343173
This Model Can Take the Heat 
  
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This site provides a description of how research teams from the Lawrence Livermore and the Los Alamos National Laboratories are joining forces to develop a physics-based model of…
https://str.llnl.gov/content/pages/past-issues-pdfs/2002.11.pdf#page=6
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