Category: Physics
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Subatomic particles (Basic Science Review)
The most important things you need to know about subatomic particles. Part of the Brief Science Review series.
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Alpha, beta and gamma rays (Basic science review)
A brief summary of the most important things to know about alpha, beta and gamma rays. Part of the Brief Science Review series.
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Homopolar motor
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This simple project was done as a demonstration for Science Club. We were discussing how a speaker works. In fact, all movement due to electricity is caused by the same effect: the interaction of a moving charge in a magnetic field. In this case, the electric current is moving from the positive end of the…
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Electromagnetism
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Learning objectives: Special projects: This lesson was inspired by one of the students who asked if they could make a paper plate speaker. I’m always happy to help a student try something they find interesting. All they have to do is ask. Here is a link to a video that explains how to make a…
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Strobe effects
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Learning objectives: Stroboscopic effect This is a video of a bird flying with a stroboscopic effect: These are videos of falling water drops: These are videos of a spinning wheel:
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Scientific Notation (Basic science review)
The most important things you need to know about Scientific Notation. Part of the Basic Science Review series.
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Greek letters we’ve used
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Greek letters are commonly used in science. There are 24 Greek letters. Here are the ones we have discussed recently. Greek letter Name Uses α alpha alpha particles, indicates the first angle of a triangleopposite the side a β beta beta particles, indicates the second angle of a triangle opposite the side b γ gamma…
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Electromagnetic Spectrum (Basic science review)
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The most important things you need to know about the electromagnetic spectrum. Part of the Basic Science Review series.
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Sound
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Learning objectives: Longitudinal vs. Transverse Waves Examples of transverse waves include: Examples of longitudinal waves include: A YouTube video of a slinky demonstrating longitudinal and transverse waves. Resources: In science club, we played with an app called Phyphox, which allows you to use the sensors on your phone to do multiple experiments. The experiments that…
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