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Physics Central

American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Science Homework Help

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The science section of this popular homework helper site features links to chemistry, life, earth, physical, and space science resources.
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Math Science Nucleus

I. Science Ma Te: Integrating Science, Math and Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Einstein's Concept of Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores Einstein's theory of gravity and the warping of space-time.
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Other

Science Oxford Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: El Space Place

For Students 3rd - 8th
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
Windows to the Universe has developed an interactive resource about the earth, space, biological and physical sciences. Content includes information on our planet, the solar system, the universe, myths associated with space, space...
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Read Works

Read Works: Nj Physics Professor Has the 'Right Stuff'

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen to travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education (Dlese)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...
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Other

Physics and Psychophysics of Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is filled with information pertaining to the physics of sound and music.
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Johns Hopkins University

Applied Physics Laboratory: Messenger Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for NASA's Discovery Program Messenger to the planet Mercury. Site provides details of the planned mission, its experiments and the science and management teams. Linked Quicktime animation files are very large and detailed....
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Minkowski Diagram Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation examining simultaneity and causality in special relativity by manipulating the space and time coordinates of one or two events.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bringing the Universe to America's Classroom: Collection

For Students K - 1st
Engage K-12 students with phenomena and science practices using this collection of supplementary digital media resources created by GBH in collaboration with NASA. The resources align with key NGSS Earth, space, and physical science...
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Astronomy and Astrophysics

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA sponsored site dealing with several topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The site provides links to various topics.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Special Relativity on Rotated Graph Paper Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A representation of Minkowski spacetime diagrams using graph paper that is rotated, showing the world lines of three stationary observers with light clocks.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Simultaneity Spacetime Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate variables in order to observe the effects of relative motion on events such as an explosion and the time at which its light signal reaches a destination.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Modern Physics: Cosmology

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a cosmology course taught at Stanford University. The course gives an overview of the universe as a whole while focusing on astrophysics, physics, and astronomy in eight lectures. Lectures vary in length.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Space Exploration Timeline

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the timeline of the history of space exploration including early astronomy, astronauts, spacecraft, planets, and the Moon.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Driven Pendulum With Phase Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Illustrate the physics of a pendulum with this simulated exercise which examines the variation of a moving pendulum, its phase space, and its Poincare section.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Physics to Go: Explore Physics on Your Own

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a full physics curriculum with links to games, webcasts, and activities. By creating a free account, students and teachers can create their own personal collection of resources.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Rectangular Well Superposition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A simulation that displays the 2D evolution of the position-space of a wave in an infinite 2D rectangular well.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Quartic Oscillator Model

For Students 9th - 10th
A model showing the movement of a bead on a horizontal rod, with symmetric springs on each side. A phase-space chart is shown alongside the model.
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Other

Houston Community College: Physics: An Introduction

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter of an online textbook, learn about the science of matter, energy, space and time known as physics. This chapter gives an introduction to physics.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Gr Classical Exploding Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation of the orbital dynamics of objects exploding near a large body in space.