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Software
- Roller Coaster Tycoon
- Windows 98/95
- Features:
*14 roller coaster styles that can be constructed in unlimited
configurations
*Accurate motion dynamics and physics
*Excitement and nausea ratings
*A variety of rides, shops, decorations, landscapes, and
themes
*Track your financial performance to avoid bankruptcy
There's also the Roller Coaster Tycoon Expansion Pack.
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Physics
4 Kids
About Physics
Fermilabyrinth
Come explore the science and technology of Fermilab by playing
games that are online versions of the Quarks to Quasars exhibits.
How Things
Work
Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, The University of
Virginia, will answer your questions about the world of physics.
He also has a large resource of previously asked questions.
InventorsToolbox:
The Elements of Machines
These devices were all in common use for centuries before Leonardo's
time. Each one makes work easier to do by providing some trade-off
between the force applied and the distance over which the force
is applied.
Marvelous
Machines
This is a series of experiments about simple machines: levers,
wheels and inclined planes. This unit was designed for use in
the third grade.
Stanford Linear
Accelerator Virtual Visitors Center
Anyone with an interest in the science we study at Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center and the tools we use in that study is invited
to explore this web site.
Succeed
in Physical Science
The purpose of these free online lessons is to give you a start
at improving your scientific knowledge. The material combines
physics and chemistry fundamentals in a way that will allow you
to excel in future science studies and even become a scientific
champion.
Atomic Structure
ABC's of Nuclear Science
Take a look at Antimatter, Beta rays, Cosmic connection and much
more. Visit here and learn about radioactivity - alpha, beta
and gamma decay. Find out the difference between fission and
fusion. Learn about the structure of the atomic nucleus. Learn
how elements on the earth were produced.
Animated
Molecules
Robyn Rindge (Class of '98) drew these rotating molecules using
Infini-D (MetaCreations). Stills of each animated GIF file are
shown. Click on a picture to link to a page with the downloadable
GIF file and a short discussion of the molecule.
Chemical
Structures
This page contains scientific visualization of chemical structures
and atomic orbitals presented as QuickTime and MPEG movies. There
is also coverage on the discovery of the atomic structure illustrated
with captivating 3D computer animation.
Mirror
Molecules
Some molecules come in mirror-image pairs ... a right-handed
one and a left-handed one. Smithsonian site intended for students
5th grade and up with adult supervision.
The
Particle Adventure
An award-winning site that introduces the theory of fundamental
particles and forces, called the Standard Model. For teens.
Applying Physics
Amateur
Radiation Detection and Experimentation Page
Make your own geiger counter. Check for radiation in your home
and neighborhood.
Amusement
Park Physics
Amusement park rides use physics laws to simulate danger, while
the rides themselves are typically very safe.
Effect
of Speed and Road Conditions on Stopping Distance
A physics lesson about inertia and friction.
Experiment
with friction
Vollis Simpson is an artist who creates kinetic sculptures and
whirligigs. He uses bearings in all of his spinning pieces so
that they move smoothly. The experiment on this site is a nice
introduction to friction and bearings.
Funderstanding
Roller Coaster
Adjust the track, the mass and speed of your coaster. Increase
or decrease friction or gravity, and then send your coaster on
its way.
Geodesic
Gumdrops
See how strong a structure you can build using toothpicks and
gumdrops or minimarshmellows.
Make
Your Own Pinwheel
Print out, color, and assemble a delightful, working pinwheel
to blow in the wind.
Make Your Own
Lava Lamp
If you're a going to attempt to make your own lamp, we have all
the formulas here. First I should say that the experience can
be fun but it is not neccessarily cheap. As a matter of fact,
just buying a new lamp is probably cheaper.
Mini-Mini
Golf Courses
Our fourth grade class designed and built mini-mini golf courses
as part of our Inventions exhibit. We investigated the physics
of miniature golf and experimented with mechanics and simple
machines.
Out of the Park NEW
Video and lessons. At UC Berkeley, a team of undergrads is experimenting with velocity, force, and aerodynamics. But you won't find them in a lab-- they work on a baseball diamond, throwing fast balls, sliders and curve balls.
Strange
Matter
A great way for you and your family to have fun while you explore
leading-edge materials science. Highly animated and interactive.
You'll love it!
Structures
Around the World
Build bridges and skyscrapers, well, small versions, using materials
found around the house. From the Exploratorium.
Television
Production
A free, comprehensive on-line cybertext in studio and field production.
After taking this course, apply to your local community cable
television studio. Often they will hire teen volunteers.
Water
Balloons: The Physics of Projectile Motion
Projectile motion is explained and illustrated nicely. Best of
all is the extremely clever interactive game of water balloons.
Succeeding at the game is dependent upon understanding the concepts
of projectile motion as presented by the web site.
Classes
HyperPhysics
An exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate smooth navigation.
Motion
Mountain
A free physics textbook online. The book is written to be entertaining,
surprising and challenging on every page. With little mathematics,
the text explores the most fascinating parts of mechanics, thermodynamics,
special and general relativity, electrodynamics, quantum theory
and modern attempts at unification.
The
Physics Classroom
Study physics along with Glenbrook South High School's physics
class.
Physics Classroom
Learn basic physics concepts and review them in the Physics Tutorial.
Is physics difficult for you to visualize? Do you need to see
it to understand it? Hone your skills by graphing problems, recognizing
forces, identifying vector magnitude and direction, and practice
vector addition.
Demonstrations
Animated
Demonstration of Bernoulli's Principle
A cutout view of a rectangular pipe is shown here, with fluid
flowing through it from left to right. This pipe demonstrates
the physics of fluid flow and Bernoulli's Principle.
Crocodile
Physics
Mac & Win. Demo software available. A simulator for Middle
and High school and college physics courses.
Exploratorium
Science Snacks
These pages are full of Snacks...but they're not the kind you
eat. They're the kind you can learn from and have fun with. Most
involve physics.
The Falling Chimney
When a chimney falls, it is known to break at a certain point before it hits the ground. The complete details of the theory, and of our experiments with toy models.
Flying
Pizza Pan Egg Drop
You can test motions of a pizza pan, toilet paper tubes, and
eggs using a broom handle to apply force.
Foucault
Pendulum
If you start a Foucault Pendulum swinging in one direction, after
a few hours you will notice that it is swinging in a quite different
direction. How does this happen?
How
a Boy Scout makes fire without matches
Five things are necessary to produce a rubbing-stick fire: a
drill or spindle, a fire-block or hearth, a hand-socket, a bow,
and tinder. A demostration of heat generated by friction.
Learn
Physics Using Java
Physics Java Applets by C.K.Ng, a high school physics teacher
in Hong Kong, China. Experiment with mechanics, light waves,
electronics, and electromagnetism.
Lego
Magic Trick
You just know that this little Lego box with wheels must work
with friction or gears, but when you remove parts, it still works!
How?
Little
Shop of Physics
Real time online experiments you can do right now.
Newton's
Laws of Motion
Understanding the forces behing objects at rest and objects in
motion.
Oil
Well Drilling Blowout Simulator
This experience illustrates one of the major risks in drilling
an oil well, a Blowout, which occurs when gas pressure
inside the well suddenly forces out the oil.
Physics
Demos & Science Exhibit Designs
Homeschool dad Bill Beaty has lots of experiments you can do
at home.
Physics Experiments with the
Slinky
Watch wave forms with your toy slinky while you listen to the "Slinky" song. Words to the Slinky song.
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Resources for Studying Physics
Books from Amazon
- The Physics of Superheroes
by James Kakalios
- James Kakalios explores the scientific plausibility of the powers and feats of the most famous superheroesÉand discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly right.
- Real Science-4-Kids Physics, Level 1
by Rebecca W. Keller
- written at a 4th and 5th grade level, presents college level
physics in a way children can understand. Concepts included are:
Laws of physics and the scientific method; force, work and energy;
potential and kinetic energy; motion; chemical and electrical
energy; current, magnets and electromagnets; light and sound
energy; and conservation of energy.
Janice Vancleave's Physics for Every Kid
101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines, and Sound
Janice Pratt VanCleave
This is a physics experiment book designed for children in grades
4 to 6. Young children will be able to complete the experiments
with adult supervision. Older children can easily follow the
step-by-step instructions with little or no assistance.
Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down
Zen and the Art of Physics Demonstrations
Robert Ehrlich
Also: Terminal Velocity of Falling Coffee Filters; Spinning a
Penny; Dropping Two Rolls of Toilet Paper; Avalanches in a Sand
Pile; When to Add the Cream to Your Coffee; Deep Knee Bends on
a Bathroom Scale; Recoil Force on a Bent Straw; Swinging Your
Arms While Walking; Estimating the Net Force on a Moving Book.
Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics
Demonstrations
by Robert Ehrlich, Jearl Walker
Here is a collection of physics demonstrations costing very little
to produce yet illustrating key concepts in amazingly simple
and playful ways.
DVDs
The Standard Deviants - Physics Parts 1 &
2
Only the most intense science geeks have ever considered physics
entertaining, but the Standard Deviants, undaunted as ever, do
their best to make serious science fun to watch, and therefore
memorable, in this two-hour presentation.
- The
Way Things Go
- Fischli and Weiss use all forms of matter, fire, water, and
gravity to effect the forward motion (illustrated by transformations,
propagation, reactions, and kinetics) of contraptions and such,
resulting in constantly evolving concept of one thing leading
to another, or, to put it another way, an artistic representation
of cause and effect.
- Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
- by Isaac Asimov
- This book reveals a part of Isaac Asimov that I have never realized before: the Detective. His journey across the subatomic cosmos is that of a detective, whether he is analyzing electrons, light, neutrons, quasars, antimatter, neutrinos, interactions, or the universe.
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