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Yale University

Yale University Center for Structural Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an excellent resource on the research and graduate studies programs in the field of biophysics.
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Department of Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine site detailing ongoing research in Biophysics & Biophysical Chemistry. The site has links to courses, seminars, faculty, graduate studies, and general information.
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PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Julian Schwinger

For Students 9th - 10th
Theoretical physicist Julian Schwinger used the mathematical process of renormalization to rid the quantum field theory developed by Paul Dirac of serious incongruities with experimental observations that had nearly prompted the...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Sin Itiro Tomonaga

For Students 9th - 10th
Japanese theoretical physicist Sin-Itiro Tomonaga resolved key problems with the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) developed by Paul Dirac in the late 1920s through the use of a mathematical technique he referred to as...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: David Bohm

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of quantum physicist, David Bohm, who was a leading expert in the fields of theoretical physics, neuropsychology, and philosophy.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
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Duke University

Duke University: The Color Force

For Students 9th - 10th
What does color have to do with particle physics? This page explains the concepts of color and the color force, which are fundamental subjects in quantum chromodynamics.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Klaus Von Klitzing

For Students 9th - 10th
Klaus von Klitzing is a Nobel laureate who won the award in 1985 for his discovery of the quantized Hall effect, sometimes referred to as the quantum Hall effect. Von Klitzing's discovery resulted from his work exploring a phenomenon...
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Fermi National Accelerator Lab: Discovery of Top Quark

For Students 9th - 10th
This article announces the discovery of the top quark and its significance in particle physics.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Carl E. Wieman Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel e-Museum contains an informative autobiography of Carl E. Wieman, with a particular emphasis on his scientific achievements.
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Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry Magazine: Explain It in 60 Seconds: Superconductors

For Students 9th - 10th
Superconductors are materials that offer no resistance to electricity passing through them. They have many applications in science, such as in the Large Hadron Collider. "Explain It In 60 Seconds" is an article series that aims to...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Arnold Sommerfeld

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the scientist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also served as PhD supervisor for many Nobel Prize winners in physics and chemistry.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Hans Bethe

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Hans Bethe, one of the founders of quantum physics.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Wolfgang Ernst Pauli

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of one of the pioneers of quantum physics, Wolfgang Ernst Pauli.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Parity & Nonconservation

For Students 9th - 10th
A really nice (and short) dual article, on Parity and on Nonconservation of Parity. With diagrams and equations, but does not overwhelm.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Electron Cloud Atomic Model

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Features the electron cloud atomic model and atomic orbitals.
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Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory: Nuclear Theory Group

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the ongoing work by the Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory in the field of Quantum Chromodynamics, and gives a brief definition of this concept. The site has a link to the webpage of the primary research scientist.
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Physics News Update: Schrodinger's Cat Ion

For Students 9th - 10th
A report about scientist at NIST who has actually performed the Schrodinger's Cat paradox thought experiment.
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Curated OER

Hyper Physics: Electron Spin

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent overview of electron spin, what it means in non-mathematical terms and quantum mechanical terms.
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Einstein Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Online access to portions of Einstein's original papers and manuscripts.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Theoretical Biophysics Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent and comprehensive site created by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. The site has resources about and links to information on a large number of topics in...
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Historical Society of Princeton: Einstein in Princeton

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Albert Einstein from an exhibit at Princeton University.
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PBS

Science Odyssey: Heisenberg States Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, that it is impossible to know both the momentum and position of an electron, along with describing the impact that it made upon the scientific community upon its introduction in 1927.

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