physical science sites

physical science sites
An Internet Hotlist on physical science

created by James Teague
Los Angeles Baptist Jr / Sr High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about physical science, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Gravity Probe B - NASA's mission to test Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Guides, activities, models of space-time Select GP-B classroom link.

simulations

1 dim kinematics - Motion simulations with vectors, graphs and quizzes.
Black Hole - Find black holes in space. See space in different wavelengths. Journey to one of 2 choices. Perform experiments like dropping a clock, orbiting or falling into a black hole. Why is a black hole giving off so much energy?
Elephants and feathers - Will an elephant fall faster than a feater? Thought provoking questions with links, definitions and more than one answer depending on what is the air resistance.
Explore Learning - This link has now been changed to a subscription arrangement though you can still explore one gizmo site per day for free. Simulations in a number of science areas. Good physical science activities. Required plug-in link available
Falling from Piza - Drop various objects from the tower.
G-Ball - Shoot virtual hoops in varying levels of gravity. After 3 successes in 10 you move to a higher level
Galileo: the Fight for the Heavens - Historical Galileo and interactive simulations of some of his greatest experiments.
Glenbrook South Physics home page - physics tutorials, review pages, lab suggestions, links to multimedia physics studio with animated gifs and shockwave physics studio which have interactive sessions, the physics classroom, a quiz room, miscellaneous help. An enormous resource.
Glencoe web resources index - Teacher and student resources for physics, life and earth sciences. Requires Java enabled for some sites. See www.sunmicrosystems.com
Gravity and projectile motion - Simulations of projectile motion showing horizontal and vertical speed independence
Hewitt's simulation selections - Java applet and shockwave simulations recommended from the Conceptual Physics text.
Interactive physics simulations - A wide range of simulations requiring Java or Flash. Mechanics, electricity, waves, chemistry, electromagnetism. Interactive, downloadable.
Joy Wagon - Most sites now require a nominal $5.00 a year membership fee. The Physicszone may still have some free experiments and simulations depending on the topic searched for.
LightRider - A solar sailing game. Navigate a ship around obstacles and head for the stars using solar wind.
Little Shop of Physics - online experiments
Merlot's Physics Collection - A massive gateway with 159 citations. Not all are for high school physics, but many are quite useful. Java simulations require Java plug in and activations. Some may require Shockwave plug-in.
Momentum - Conservation of momentum simulations
NASA simulation - Launch, docking, landing simulations
NSTA forces and Newton's laws sites - Forces and Newton's laws at an intermediate level
NSTA heat engines - stirling, steam, reciprocating engines
NSTA heat pumps - an efficient way to heat and cool with the same device. Moving heat in a direction it doesn't really want to go requires energy input.
NSTA kinetic and potential energy - energy is conserved. Changes occur between two basic types.
NSTA kinetic energy - energy of motion. Conservation principles
NSTA potential energy - energy of positions. conservation principles.
NSTA simple machines sites - inclined planes, levers, wheel and axle, pulleys, gears. Mechanical advantage, efficiency.
NSTA specific heat - Find out the amount of heat it takes to change a material's temperature. Why is water weird?
Physics 30 ed center - A Canadian site with multiple topics on motion, energy, electricity, radioactivity. Has simulations and quizzes.
Physics Lessons - Great simulations, screen savers, gallery of pictures, virtual labs. Some of the simulations are the same ones you find on Explore Learning and these are still free.
Physics simulations - A free site with simulations of common physics problems.
Rollercoaster project - design a rollercoaster
Shockwave physics lab - Interactive simulations of physics concepts from mechanics to light and color theory.
Sports physics - The physics behind baseball, cycling, football and others.
The Internet Plamsma Physics Experience - virtual tokamaks, propeties of matter tutorials
The Rube Goldberg site - Rube Goldberg drew cartoons of highly complex machine interaction to do silly simple things. Illutstrates irreducibly complex machines.
Virtual dating - Virtual labs for isochron and carbon 14 radioactive dating. Interactive.
Walking on water? - Vectors involved with water skiing.
Weightlessness in orbit - Why do we feel weightless in free fall, elevators or space stations?
g, the acceleration due to gravity - The acceleration due to gravity with simulations and links.
liquid crystals - Description of liquid crystals and a couple of interactive games which require Flash 6
physics interactive site - Various interactive exhibits from Einstein to atoms
physics simulations - a java based simulation site
science animation gifs - physics, biology, chemistry, earth science, physiology animation gifs by topic.
working models - simulations that show how machines work

reference

NSTA physics sites - Web sites recommended by NSTA teachers
Ask the Van - A physics question and answer site organized by topics. Thousands of answers!
Beginners guide to flight - An immense guide to what makes airplanes, jets, rockets move.
Color links portal - Multiple links to color sites on color theory, seeing, physiology, color effects, etc.
Color matters - Color and the brain, color and the body, color and the vision, a multiple topic site on all things dealingin with color theory.
Conversion calculators - A huge selection of conversion calculators for nearly every occasion you can conjure up.
Discover Magazine - Current and archived science magazine articles. weblinks too.
Docking with the space station - A powerpoint presentation on docking considerations
Dr. Herr's physics resources - A great collection of simulations, lesson plans, websites, state standards, professional development.
Eisenhower Physical science sites - Selected physical science sites from the Eisenhower National Clearing House
Element images - Various element images including spectra and the actual materials.
Exploratorium's science - changing collection of interesting physics and other stuff!
Fizzics Fizzle - A ThinkQuest student website that starts with beginning physics and gets more advanced. A cool link to modern physics. Games and references.
Giancoli Physics Companion Site - Interactive demonstrations, practice questions, web links, explanations for the Giancoli physics text, 6th edition. Pick a chapter and explore.
How compasses work - How Stuff works treatment of using compasses to find direction
How things work - Ask and it shall be answered, but first see if it already has been!
Hyperphysics - huge alphabetical list of urls on physics and chemistry topics. This one is almost inexhaustable.
Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology - A vast gate site that allows you to pick a topic and check out numerous websites related to the topic
Metrics on the Net - US metric society links for information on metric status and use in the United States and the world.
Movie Physics - Rates the credibility of action scenes in movies compared to real physics principles. Some tongue in cheek humor.
Multisubject learning portal. - The jackpot!!! The High School Hub is a noncommercial learning portal to high-quality free educational resources for high school students. It features online learning activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, and subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science, and social studies.
NSTA chemistry sites - Web sites recommended by NSTA teachers.
NSTA electromagnetism sites - websites dealing with Lenz's law, generators, magnetospheres, eddy currents and electromagnetism
Nanoscale physics - Purdue university site with lots of images, links to nano technique explanations and equipment.
Newton's law problems - Practice more. With solutions!
Newton's laws - Notes, problems, simulations on three laws of motion
Nicenet conferencing site - A place to discuss posted topics, earn extra credit and learn what other class members are thinking about the topic. Join the class as a student with the class key: Physical Science all period. See Dr. Teague. The class key for Advanced Physical: See Dr. Teague.
Old physics C mech exams - Released by APCentral
Old physics C electromag exams - released by APCentral
PSIgate - newsgroups, reference, science magazine, current topics in astronomy, physics, chemistry
Physical Science and Engineering Collection - Video, primary documents, photographs, interactive activities, lesson plans
Physics Link - Current topics. What's new in physics.
Prentice Hall Physical Science text site - Chapter by chapter resources for student text. Practice quizzes. Follow textbook resources to Science and Health, physical science and Choose Physical Scienc Concepts in Action with earth and Space science. Web resources. Chapters have web codes that can be linked here on home page. Student resources include Information Please (encyclopedia), Planet diary,and Science News articles.
Satellite motion - How to get something to fall but never reach the ground.
Schoolwork ugh - Homework help for numerous subjects including science. Subtopics listed.
Science.gov version 4.0 - 50 million pages of science information categorized by math, biology, chemistry, health, environment. Search capabilities. Homework help. Image libraries. Links to other nation sites. Massive!
Seatbelt physics - Why wear a seat belt? This site explains the physics and functions of a seatbelt.
Virtual Flashcards - In the free version you can make up to 20 flash cards per topic and store them in larger books. You can print them or study electronically and you can download other sets from a library. One time registration lets you make larger sets. There is a time delayed beginning and frequent ad breaks for the free version.
Whysguy - A collection of physics video clips with demonstrations and explanations.
current chem website hotlist - links to chemistry help, tutorials, historical archives, simulations, 3-dim chime driven models
gyroscopes - How Stuff works treatment of gyroscopes. Includes precession video.
kinematic - Practice more. With solutions!
physics classroom - A tutorial site for physics concepts with opportunities to test yourself and check the answers.
sci link gas laws - ideal gas, diffusion, pressures, volumes, temperatures. Gas behaviour

experiments

Balloons in zero gravity - Various water balloon videos taken in near zero gravity environment show free fall effects.
Bradford Robotic Telescope - You can start a free account and then ask for pictures of objects in the sky. There are galleries of photos, constellation, cluster and gallaxy cameras with description about which type to use. May take several weeks to get 1056x1027 pixel color or bw jpegs back North pole to 52 degrees south
Colored Shadows - Exploratorium's explanation of how to make colored shadows using separate RGB sources.
Graph paper - Any kind of grid setup you could desire is available here for free. Select type and print.
Hazelwood virtual labs and simulations - virtual physics labs and simulations
How electromagnets work - The How Stuff Works treatment on electromagnetism and coils.
Microobservatory on line - Free. You control the camera. Images in galleries. Observation image software to enhance images. Has users guide. Quick time images of site. 650x500 pixel bw gifs. North hemisphere to 48 degrees south.
NSTA circuit sites - Websites about series and parallel circuits
NSTA heat and temperature - websites relating temperature and heat. Kelvin, Celsius scales
NSTA heat transfer - conductivity, convection, radiation transfer heat from high temperature to low.
Seeing in the Dark - Free site: Want to find a star whose light started travelling the year you were born? Request images of galaxies, clusters, but not solar system objects. Customizable viewing guides, how to videos, basic primer on gazing. Northern hemisphere to 45 degrees south. 512x512 pixel bw jpeg images.
exploratorium snacks - Descriptions of science experiments you can do at home that have great learning value.

lesson plans

Event-based science - Newsworthy events establish relevance for science topics. Interviews, photographs, web pages, and inquiry-based activities included
Intel's design curriculum - Challenging design projects
NSTA magnet sites - Websites for magnets
The Genesis rocket launch - Modules about rocket design and the challenge to put a commercial rocket in space
The Physics Front - A collection of links, by levels of physics difficulty. Activities, labs, simulations, tutorials.
labaptist web site - LA Baptist Jr./Sr High school information
lesson plans - web-based lessons with objectives, procedures, organizers, tips
navigational vectors - Register and get into a site with airplane navigational simulations and links to other airplane related topics.

How It works

How an Electric Car works - The HowStuffworks treatment of electric cars.

Content by James Teague, jteague@labaptist.org
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Last revised Sat Oct 11 18:45:29 US/Pacific 2008