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Activity
University of Maryland

U. Of Maryland: Change of State of Liquid Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the vaporization of liquid nitrogen. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as...
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Activity
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Boiling Water by Pumping

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration which utilizes a Bell jar and vacuum pump to show the dependency of boiling point upon pressure. Shows...
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Activity
University of Maryland

U. Of Maryland: Latent Heat: Ice to Water to Steam

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of latent heat in the melting and vaporization process. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions....
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Activity
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for determining the value of absolute temperature. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project...
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Activity
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Boyled Marshmallows

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of Boyle's law. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project or lab...
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Activity
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Ideal Gas Law Volume of One Mole

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the ideal gas law. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project...
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Activity
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Thermal Expansion: Ball and Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of thermal expansion. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project...
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Activity
University of Maryland

Um: Carbon Dioxide Balloon on Liquid Nitrogen

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of sublimation. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project or lab...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Newton's Apple: Frisbee Physics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teacher's guide from Public Television's Newton's Apple discusses and illustrates the physics principles governing the flight of a frisbee. Includes teacher lesson plans, activity ideas, discussion questions, and information about...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Charge and Carry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Exploratorium Museum is a full description of a short activity. An electrophorus plate and a Leyden jar are made. The electrophorus is charged by induction. Its charge is transferred to the Leyden jar by conduction...
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Activity
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: 5 Magnetism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From an online teacher demonstration book. Includes a description and explanation of five demonstrations on a variety of magnetism topics. Interesting and captivating demos.
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Activity
Boston University

Optics Demonstrations: Holograms

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of a demonstration involving a hologram. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.
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Activity
Boston University

Bu: Optics Demonstrations: Diffraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Short descriptions and graphics of three demonstrations which illustrate the diffraction phenomenon. Suitable as a supplement for a teacher lesson plan or as an idea-generator for a student project.