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Science Fair Tips
Some basic information about doing a science investigation. Deals with research, hypothesizing, carrying out the investigation and handling data. Explains terms such as 'independent' and 'dependent' ...
Classroom - American Plastics Council
This site will lead users through a thorough and engaging investigation into the chemistry and characteristics of plastics.
National Solar Observatory
Details on the observatories and the advanced technology solar telescope with results of the long term investigation of the sun and archive facilities.
Rockets: Which Will Fin-ish First?
What factors affects the flight of a rocket? Investigate. A resource for teachers. Includes instruction for the construction of 'toy' rockets and ideas for investigation and modification.
Project Galileo
Ideas about teaching, you need to be registered to use all the resources. Includes Workshop Physics, a system where calculus based introductory physics is taught through student investigation.
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel With Louis Bl‚riot
Lesson plans for younger pupils covering different areas of the curriculum. An investigation of flight using paper aircraft is included.
Elementary Particles
One of the primary goals in modern physics is to answer the question 'What is the Universe made of?' Often that question reduces to 'What is matter and what holds it together?' This continues the ...
Lev Davidovich Landau
Lev Davidovich Landau (1908 - 1968) main contribution was a quantum theoretical investigation concerning the behavior of free electrons in a magnetic field which immediately gave him international ...
Physics and Acoustics of Baseball and Softball Bats
Investigation into the physics of baseball bats including calculations. Some movie sequences of ball and bat impact and a theoretical model proposed.
Frederick Reines
Perhaps no scientist in history has been so intimately associated with the discovery of an elementary particle and the subsequent thorough investigation of its fundamental properties as has Frederick ...

