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Is the Speed of Light Constant?

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page discusses the question: "Is the Speed of Light Constant?" Discusses some of the history and experiments performed with light and the conclusions drawn from those findings.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Albert Einstein Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation provides this site of Albert Einstein. Includes biographical information about the scientist and other interesting sidebars, such as a video of George Bernard Shaw paying tribute to Einstein.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Einstein "Relativity: The Special and General Theory"

For Students 9th - 10th
This page presents the actual text of Albert Einstein's book "Relativity: The Special and General Theory." Just click on the chapter titles to read the text.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Special Relativity

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical approach to special relativity, giving all the events and names in the history of discovery of special relativity. Many links to these individuals.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Michelson Morley Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Georgia State University is where the proof all starts. One must understand this experiment to have any confidence in relativity. Here's the experimental setup and a summary of the data.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Simultaneous Events Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simulation showing how relative motion affects event order in special relativity. Manipulate the relative speed of two simultaneous events and observe the results.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Theory of Relativity

For Students 3rd - 9th
Understand what relativity is and what Albert Einstein discovered while studying it. Identify special relativity and general relativity.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Illinois Inst Tech/hyperons

For Students 9th - 10th
Short and sweet definition and explanation of hyperons in the particle zoo. Nice info about time dilation making hyperon beams useful.