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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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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Einstein Cannon Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The path of cannonballs fired near a black hole are computed using the Schwarzschild metric and presented in this visualization, allowing for study of the theory of general relativity. The cannon's angle and the number and speed of the...
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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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Other

History World: Greek Science Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of scientific discoveries and theories of the ancient Greeks. It covers the period from 585 BC to 150 AD, with three additional entries for related events in the 1900s. Each entry has links to additional content on the website...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: Definitions and Applications

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the definition, aims, and branches of physics; describe and distinguish classical physics from modern physics and describe the importance of relativity, quantum mechanics, and...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Does the Fourth Dimension of Time Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th
A decent explanation of the concept of time as the fourth dimension. The author discusses Einstein's theory of special relativity and the idea of space-time.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: What's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?

For Students 9th - 10th
When you are craving an ice cold drink of soda, the last thing you want is to be stuck with a bunch of soda cans at room temperature. This fun science experiment sends you on a discovery to find the fastest way to cool soda with...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Biography of Albert Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
The life and many accomplishments of Albert Einstein are detailed in this article. Includes descriptions of his scientific theories and contributions.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Profile: Albert Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and work of Albert Einstein, including details from his childhood and what he said about life just before he died.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 8 Albert Einstein Inventions That Impacted the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the refrigerator invented by Einstein and many of his discoveries in physics.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Relativity Metric Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Graphical visualization of how the relative motion of two events affects their spatial and temporal separation in special relativity.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Henri Poincare

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematics and Science often go together in physics and other studies. This site explores a physicist who utilized both fields to advance the ideas of relativity and other concepts.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Earth Science: Plate Tectonics I: Geologic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the development of plate tectonic theory. Discussion includes the evidence of Pangaea, and the processes of seafloor topography and seafloor spreading. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Plate Tectonics: The Origin of Plate Tectonic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Alfred Wegner's ideas relating to continental drift and seafloor spreading which are both evidence to the concept of plate tectonics.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Time Travel: Think Like Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Addressed with questions about relative speed and the speed of light, students begin to "think like Einstein" while exploring the science behind the mystery of time travel.
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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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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Albert Einstien

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource to help understand how Einstein's ideas helped mold modern science.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Brownian Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ScienceWorld gives a brief description of Brownian motion. It also goes on with a detailed series of formula derivations utilizing calculus. Links to related topics and definitions are given.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: How Does Light Travel Through Space and Other Media?

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed discussion of the nature of light, how it can travel through a vacuum, and how the speed of light is affected when light travels through a medium.
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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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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: General Relativity Embedding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Visualization of how space curves near a huge object.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Albert Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Spanish-language entry, grasp a concrete understanding of a complicated man whose discoveries impacted society more than any other scientist. This site chronicles the life and accomplishments of Albert Einstein. It also studies...