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Fourier Series Applet 
  
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This java applet simulates Fourier approximations of sine, triangle, sawtooth and square waves, as well as noise, along with their phase terms and harmonics. The number of terms is…
http://www.falstad.com/fourier/
Coupled Oscillation Simulation 
  
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This applet simulates a harmonic coupled line of masses moving in one dimension. The number and size of loads, damping, speed of the simulation and stiffness of the springs are…
http://www.falstad.com/coupled/
Loaded String Simulation 
  
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The applet simulates a string which can be 'plucked' or shaped with the mouse, have a driving force applied, be 'touched' to quiet a mode, or selected to vibrate at its fundamental…
http://www.falstad.com/loadedstring/
Bar Waves Applet 
  
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This applet simulates a bar or a stiff string which can be shaped with the mouse, or have a static force applied. It can be hinged, free, attached to a wall or clamped. Phases, phase…
http://www.falstad.com/barwaves/
PhET Wave Interference: HTML 
  
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This PhET simulation, now available on HTML5, offers multiple tools to explore wave interference in water, sound, and light waves. Users can simulate two waves without barriers,…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-interference
HHMI Video: The DNA Double Helix Discovery 
  
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This 16-minute video blends rare archival footage with interviews of leading scientists to explore how the double-helix structure of DNA was discovered. Published by Howard Hughes…
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Film Guide: The DNA Double Helix Discovery 
  
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This classroom-ready resource set accompanies the HHMI Biointeractive video, "The DNA Double Helix Discovery" (see Related Items). It contains an in-depth film guide providing…
https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/activity-double-helix
NOVA Education: Rosalind Franklin's Legacy 
  
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This article from NOVA Newsletter features an interview with biologist Lynne Osman Elkin, a noted author on Rosalind Franklin's contributions in deciphering the structure of DNA.…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/rosalind-franklin-legacy/
Hyperphysics: Bragg's Law 
  
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Bragg's Law defines the fundamental mathematical relationship upon which X-ray crystallography measurement is based. Rosalind Franklin was an expert in X-ray crystallography and…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/bragg.html
Little Shop of Physics: Lesson Plans & Guides 
  
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This web page lists classroom-tested activities on a variety of different topics from physical and earth sciences. The lesson plans can downloaded for use in both formal and informal…
https://www.lsop.colostate.edu/lesson-plans-guides/
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