Science Outlet Newsletter Archive. About the Author: Chris Chiaverina Physics Teacher - Retired Crystal Lake, Illinois Chris Chiaverina holds an M.S.Ed. in physics from Northern Illinois University.
He retired from high school physics teaching in 2002 after 34 years in the classroom. Chris spent the last decade of his teaching career at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL where he was director of The Connections Project, an initiative that employs interactive exhibits to demonstrate linkages among the arts, mathematics, and science. Chiaverina has written articles on physics education for a variety of journals, is co-author of four textbooks, and has served on the editorial board of The Physics Teacher magazine. Article List Partner Links. For Teachers » American Coal Foundation. Welcome to X-Stream Science. Prettygoodphysics - home.
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This page provides access to those animations which may be of general interest. The animations will appear in a separate window. The animations are sorted by category, and the file size of each animation is included in the listing. Also included is the minimum version of the Flash player that is required; the player is available free from The categories are: In addition, I have prepared a small tutorial in using Flash to do Physics animations. LInks to versions of these animations in other languages, other links, and license information appear towards the bottom of this page.
Squishy circuits. Edheads - Activate Your Mind! How Do Solar Panels Work? Share By Stephanie Chasteen and Rima Chaddha Posted 04.24.07 NOVA We've seen them for years on rooftops, atop highway warning signs, and elsewhere, but how many of us know how solar panels actually work?
How do the photovoltaic cells that lie at the heart of them turn sunlight ("photo") into electricity ("voltaic")? Energy Lab. Free Carbon Footprint Calculator. TechTV – Videos. Carbon Footprint - Carbon Footprint Calculator. ISCFC: Calculate your footprint. Before thinking about efficient ways to reduce our impact on the planet, we need to know exactly how much our different behaviors impact our carbon footprint.
Our International Student Footprint Calculator will allow you to do just that! The questionnaire is divided into four parts: transportation, home energy and appliances, food and personal purchases. The Physics Classroom. The Electromagnetic Spectrum - Index page. Coaster Crafter. Wave on a String - Interference, Harmonic Motion, Frequency. States of Matter. Topics Atomic Bonding Interaction Potential States of Matter Dipole Description Watch different types of molecules form a solid, liquid, or gas. Add or remove heat and watch the phase change. Change the temperature or volume of a container and see a pressure-temperature diagram respond in real time. Sample Learning Goals Describe a molecular model for solids, liquids, and gases.Extend this model to phase changes.Describe how heating or cooling changes the behavior of the molecules.Describe how changing the volume can affect temperature, pressure, and state.Relate a pressure-temperature diagram to the behavior of molecules.Interpret graphs of interatomic potential.Describe how forces on atoms relate to the interaction potential.Describe the physical meaning of the parameters in the Lennard-Jones potential, and how this relates to the molecule behavior.
Version 1.2.1 HTML5 sims can run on iPads and Chromebooks, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux systems. iPad: iOS 12+ SafariiPad compatible sims. Introduction. This is an interactive, on-line eText on the physics of sound.
It is designed as an introductory course text and requires no previous physics exposure; I am using it in my physics of sound course for non-science majors in place of a hardcopy text. Brief introductions to physics concepts are provided as they are needed (and can be skipped if they are familiar to the reader). There is a little bit of algebra involved but not much. If you see any errors or have ideas for topics that should be included, please contact me: kforinas@ius.edu You are welcome to use anything you find here although a few of the images are restricted by the Wikimedia Commons license. Energy Skate Park - Conservation of Energy, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy. Describing Velocity. Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion. Welcome to X-Stream Science.
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Reaction time.swf - Selteco Alligator Flash Designer. Dangerous Decibels » Educator Resource Guide. The guide is an illustrated, spiral paperback (8.5 x 11 and 105 pages) collection of hands-on activities, background information, and experiments that can be used in a classroom.
Activities cover the anatomy and physiology of hearing, how to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, and the physics of sound. This can also be downloaded free from our website. Please note that this is NOT the Dangerous Decibels classroom program but it is one of the items included in a kit of materials that all Educator Training Workshop participants receive. 1-D Kinematics - Table of Contents. Physlets Home Page.