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How Hot Air Balloons Work
A brief description of how Hot Air Balloons work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. This site includes fascinating pictures of balloons at different stages of their flight.
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Hot Science: Floating and Sinking
A nice little demonstration of the concept behind hot air balloons and densities.
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Simple Flying Machines Theme Page
Information about model hot air balloons, kites and paper airplanes. Includes teacher demonstrations, experiments and instructions for making models. Some of the activities whilst very good will ...
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The Mpemba Effect: Hot Water Freezes before Cold
The Mpemba Effect is a special phenomenon where hot water freezes faster than cold water. This site gives a basic introduction to the ideas involved.
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Thinktank
Thinktank is the Birmingham Museum of Science and Discovery. This very visual site has lots to offer including a fun Hot Science quiz game.
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Superheating and Microwave Ovens
Ever heard stories of people being injured when using microwave ovens to heat water to make hot drinks? Well this site explains why this can happen.
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Black Holes: What Happens to a Star When It Dies
A star exists in a delicate balance between the crushing force of gravity, on the one hand, and the push of incredibly hot gases on the other. This balance exists as long as there is fuel for the ...
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NASA Hot Topics - Past and present
Links to major NASA features over several years - including comet Hale Bopp, Hubble pictures, Space Shuttle, International Space Station and others.
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Metal has memory ??
A concise summary of the properties of Shape Memory Alloys with excellent diagrams of alloy structure and links to a Real Video clip of an SMA returning to its original shape when immersed in hot ...
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Ice is Nice
A lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: Use problem solving skills to investigate freezing of water, melting of ice and expansion of ice on freezing. Also mixing of hot and cold water.
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