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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Conductivity

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with conductivity in metals, plastics and photoconductors. See why metals conduct and plastics don't, and why some materials conduct only when you shine a flashlight on them. Java required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Davisson Germer

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulate the original experiment that proved that electrons can behave as waves. Watch electrons diffract off a crystal of atoms, interfering with themselves to create peaks and troughs of probability. Java required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Covalent Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore tunneling splitting in double well potentials. This classic problem describes many physical systems, including covalent bonds, Josephson junctions, and two-state systems such as spin 1/2 particles and ammonia molecules. Java...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Electric Hockey

For Students 9th - 10th
Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Electric Field of Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
Play ball! Add charges to the Field of Dreams and see how they react to the electric field. Turn on a background electric field and adjust the direction and magnitude. (Kevin Costner not included). Java required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Fluid Pressure and Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore pressure in the atmosphere and underwater. Reshape a pipe to see how it changes fluid flow speed. Experiment with a leaky water tower to see how the height and water level determine the water trajectory. Java required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Forces in 1 Dimension

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the forces at work when you try to push a filing cabinet. Create an applied force and see the resulting friction force and total force acting on the cabinet. Charts show the forces, position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time....
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Fourier Making Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to make waves of all different shapes by adding up sines or cosines. Make waves in space and time and measure their wavelengths and periods. See how changing the amplitudes of different harmonics changes the waves. Compare...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Generator

For Students 9th - 10th
Generate electricity with a bar magnet! Discover the physics behind the phenomena by exploring magnets and how you can use them to make a bulb light. Java required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Radioactive Dating Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about different types of radiometric dating, such as carbon dating. Understand how decay and half-life work to enable radiometric dating. Play a game that tests your ability to match the percentage of the dating element that...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Glaciers

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simulation, users can adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see the glacier grow and shrink or use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity, and glacial budget. Java is required.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy: Laptop Screens

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of seven pages that describe how screen displays on laptop computers work using polarized light in a liquid crystal display. Interactive Java applets.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, polarized filters, and sunglasses. Interactive Java applets.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Polarization

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible series of illustrated pages that explain polarization, polarized light and its effects, and polarized filters and sunglasses. Features interactive Java applets.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Constructive and Destructive Wave Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics course web page that features a Java applet in which visitors can observe the waveform resulting from the interference of two waves. The amplitude and wavelength of the interfering waves can be altered and the outcome observed.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Models of the Hydrogen Atom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will explore several different models of the hydrogen atom and compare and contrast them using an online java applet.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gene Expression Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this simulation to create three different proteins, then explore the process of protein synthesis. This simulation must be downloaded and requires Java to run. Available in numerous languages.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

Trigonometry: Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is demonstration of how the law of sines works. It uses Java applets to manipulate the triangle and allows the user to explore what happens to the values of the triangle as the sides are changed.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

Maths Online: Recognize Functions 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent place to test your ability to recognize the graphs of sine and cosine and their various associated forms. A Java applet is also included to plot your own function.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Push Ups

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a tutorial on line graphs including when, how, and why one might choose to use them and how to interpret the data when it is complete. This one is to reach a goal for the number of push ups needed to win the Presidential Fitness...
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: If You've Seen One Source, You've Seen Them All. Right?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is a tutorial teaching the difference between primary and secondary research sources. It provides specific examples and asks students to answer questions along the way. Java is required.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Kepler System Model

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Open Source Physics offers a file with a simulation of Kepler's theory of planetary motion, tested with the Earth rotating around the sun and another planet of the user's choosing. The download requires Java.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Vector Components Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive java applet model allows students to explore vectors. Students can practice finding the direction and magnitude of a vector given its x and y-components as well as practice finding the x and y-components given a vector's...
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Binomial Coefficient Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore binomial coefficients through this downloadable java applet. A table and graph is provided.

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