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This page is still under construction. Many more links will be added in the future. If you are aware of any links please email them to me at cpoole@suhsd.net

Modern Physics

Through Einsteins eyes is a site with videos displaying how a observer traveling at relativistic speeds would see various objects. Includes relativistic shape aberations such as the Penrose-Terrell effect as well relativisitc doppler effects which cause changes in percieved colors and relativistic light intensity effects. Very cool! Check out the relativistic roller coaster!

http://www.anu.edu.au/Physics/Savage/TEE/site/tee/home.html

Particle Adventure The particle data group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory presents an award-winning interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, antimatter, extra-dimensions, dark matter, accelerators and particle detectors.

The following image is related to the quote on accelerators and particle detectors, "It is as if you stage a head-on collision between two strawberries and get several new strawberries, lots of tiny acorns, a banana, a few pears, an apple, a walnut, and a plum."

Intrigued? Take a much closer look at the world we live in. http://www.particleadventure.org/

Dynamics

phun Click here to download and explore the world of Phun: A Physics program that lets you play with dynamic objects such as chains, springs, hinges and gears and control their dynamical properties. A 2-D Physics Sandbox!

http://phun.cs.umu.se/wiki/Download

honda cog Honda Cog is a commercial for a Honda Accord that involves an extremely elaborate sequence of events that lead to the starting of a car. While there was some video post-production work done on this commercial utilizing computers, the parts and interactions involved in this commercial were actually real. It supposely took 605 takes! First student that can email me the correct reason that the tires can roll uphill wins a prize!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEF0cg1j35o

Non Linear Dynamics

non linear fluid walking A mixture of cornstarch and water becomes a non-newtonian fluid, meaning that it is neither entirely viscous nor entirely elastic. This leads to some interesting consequences such as being able to "walk" across the fluid if you step hard enough and fast enough. A more common example of a non-newtonian fluid is silly putty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2XQ97XHjVw

non linear fluid shaker A video of another demonstration of non-newtonian fluid properties involving cornstarch. Here cornstarch is placed on a vibrating drum (think of a common speaker found in your stereo only larger) and it is perturbed by an air blast. Depending on the frequency different surprising phenomena occur. Check out the finger formation at the end. Kinda Creepy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCHPo3EA7oE

Physics and Sports

skateboard jump The exploratorium is a hands on science museum in San Francisco. This links to a section of their website dedicated to the science of sports. They have informative and interactive activities on various sports include Baseball, Scateboarding and Surfing, Cycling, and Hockey

http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/index.html

baseball turbulence This site is essentially a set of links to other sites that have information on the science of sports. It is very well organized and includes the following sports: Auto Racing, Baseball and Softball, Basketball, Cycling, Football, Golf, Gymnastics and Cheerleading, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, and Volleyball.

http://home.nc.rr.com/enloephysics/sports.htm

General

powersoften A cool image sequence zooming in from outside the Milky Way down to the earth and then all the way down into the atom. Starts from a width of 10 million light years and zooms down to a width of 100 attometers, a full 39 orders of magnitude (powers of 10) smaller. Each image is one order of magnitude smaller than the previous image. Very cool.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

steam boat Instructions on how to build many different "science toys" including small electric motors, radios, steam engines and many more. Also includes long informative explanations of the science that makes the toy work. The picture included is of a steam powered toy boat using a tea candle for a heat source. Just remember, you are not allowed to use these toys for evil!

http://scitoys.com/

Biology

A free downloadable videogame based on the immune system

http://fas.org/immuneattack/

Chemistry

http://listverse.com/science/top-10-amazing-chemical-reactions/

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