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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pauli Exclusion Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers several paragraphs of information on the Pauli exclusion principle that states that no two identical fermions may occupy the same quantum state.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Richard Feynman

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of scientist Richard Feynman whose contributions include the Manhattan Project, quantum electrodynamics, and superfluidity.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Rules of Randomness

For Students 9th - 10th
Discuss methods of working with probabilities and quantum physics in this article.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can never simultaneously know the exact position and the exact speed of an object. Why not? Because everything in the universe behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time....
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1900 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity and his theory on the quantum nature of light, which he identified as both a particle and a wave. With ever new appliances, electricity begins to transform everyday life.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Rotational Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the Newtonian mechanics principle of conservation of angular momentum and the application in the quantum mechanical world.
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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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Other

National Research Council: Elementary Particle Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, part of the U.S. National Research Council, presents this massive report on particle physics. It's a definitive document. Surprisingly readable, totally detailed. Start with the Table of...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Homi Jehangir Bhabha

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the life and scientific accomplishments of Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Spectral Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
Several pages from an excellent site which describe the science of spectroscopy. The unique atomic emission (and absorption) line spectrum of elements are illustrated and explained. Includes a Java applet depicting the quantum energy...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: What Is Gravity and How Does It Work

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed look at gravitational force and the many theories that have been put forward to try to explain it. Includes lots of illustrations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Chemistry Second Edition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based, multi-media textbook covering a wide variety of Chemistry concepts.
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Friesian School

Proceedings of the Friesian School/the Quantacized Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
A very lengthy page from friesian.com discussing Bohr's theory of electronic energy levels and the explanation of commonly observed atomic emission line spectra. The concept of a photon and Einstein's observation of the photoelectric...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?

For Students 9th - 10th
GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you are? Wilton L. Virgo explains how the answer lies 12,000 miles over your head, in an...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Schrodinger's Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple dialogue to explain quantum theory and the Schrodinger equation. Includes several java applets.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: The Pauli Exclusion Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Colorado at Boulder has great information on the Pauli Exclusion Principle. Pictures are provided along with links to additional information. The information provided is not in-depth and it is...
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PBS

Pbs: People and Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
At this PBS site there is a biography of the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger who lived from 1887 until 1961.
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Other

Wave Mechanics: Prince Louis De Broglie

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of Louis de Broglie's original problem with the wave nature of the electron. With links to his original paper on the subject and an animated graphic of the wave.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Circular Well Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This downloadable java simulation models the 2D energy eigenstates of a particle trapped in a very deep two-dimensional circular well.
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Other

American Institute of Physics: Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an online exhibit covering Heisenberg's physics, career, personal, and political life.
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Stanford University

Stanford Univ/gravity Probe B/relativity Q&a

For Students 9th - 10th
Click "Relativity Q & A". Over 200 questions and answers dealing with relativity (special and general), answered by NASA scientist Dr. Sten Odenwald. Answers are generally one paragraph, very clear and coherent.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Bec: What Is It?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an understandable tutorial which guides the viewer through the innovations which led up to the verification of Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) in 1995. Follow the "Next," link at the bottom of the page to explore the following...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Lasers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about absorption and emission by creating a laser. Pump the chamber with a photon beam, and manipulate the energy states of the laser's atoms to control its output.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Models of the Hydrogen Atom

For Students 9th - 10th
How did scientists figure out the structure of atoms without looking at them? Try out different models by shooting light at the atom. Check how the prediction of the model matches the experimental results.

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