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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Simple Harmonic Motion: Find Speed, Velocity, Displace From Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice finding speed, velocity, and distance traveled for an oscillator from graphs of simple harmonic motion.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Double Pendulum Phase Space Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Adjust to conditions of a double pendulum model and observe the results in an accompanying graph.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Swinging Atwood's Machine Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Variation on the standard Atwood's Machine model, where one hanging mass swings like a pendulum and the other remains stationary. Manipulate the conditions and observe the results.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swing in Time

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the motion of pendulums and come to understand that the longer the string of the pendulum, the fewer the number of swings in a given time interval. They see that changing the weight on the pendulum does not have an...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Slow the Cylinder

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn why shock absorbers are necessary on vehicles, how they dampen the action of springs, and what factors determine the amount of dampening. They conduct an experiment to determine the effect of spring strength and port...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Back and Forth to Go Forward: A Snake on Wheels?

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever ridden on a Roller Racer or Plasma Car? These are ride-on toys that you move ahead by moving the steering mechanism back and forth. You've probably seen skateboarders "slaloming" on level ground to keep rolling, it's...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Virtual Pendulum

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity from ZOOM offers a chance to experiment with a virtual pendulum and to see how it can be influenced by a variety of factors.
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PBS

Pbs: El Nino

For Students 9th - 10th
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
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University of Guelph

University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Amplitude, Period, and Frequency

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial describing the characteristics of simple harmonic motion. Utilizes animations, mathematical equations, and interactive questions to teach essential principles.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Light: Electromagnetic Waves, Electromagnetic Spectrum and Photons

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the properties of electromagnetic radiation and photons.
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Stanford University

The Hidden Picture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What can you see in the sun's granules? This site includes links and further information for teachers on how to teach convection.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Experimenting With Sound/compression Waves Through Vibration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through inquiry, students will use various objects/materials attached to strings to investigate how vibration causes sounds waves.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Fuentes De Energia Estelar Modulo Iii Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn about stellar energy sources .
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Simple Harmonic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers great information on simple harmonic motion, including an image, formulas, and hyperlinked terms.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Physical Pendulum Forces

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This simulation of a pendulum will demonstrate how friction and force have to change to keep the mass in the same position on the pivoted rod.
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Other

Ucsc Electronic Music Studios: Simple Harmonic Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple harmonic motion is described and explained and related to a Helmholtz resonator. Relation between simple harmonic motion and a vibrating air column is clearly made in an effort to explain why a pop bottle resonates when blowing...
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Other

Monsoon on Line: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the significance of the monsoon and the history of monsoon forecasting.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Make Some Waves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students use their own creativity (and their bodies) to make longitudinal and transverse waves. Through the use of common items, they will investigate the different between longitudinal and transverse waves.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
The physics tutorial illustrates and explains the distinction between transverse and longitudinal waves. Related links provided.
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Other

Stormfax: El Nino Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers definitions for terms related to El Nino, including information on southern oscillation and its relationship to the trade winds.
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My Physics Lab: Double Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with a double pendulum to see what happens to the oscillation when you change the mass, gravity, or damping. Students can also change the starting position. The site includes equations to help students understand what is...
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Other

My Physics Lab: Chaotic Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with a damped driven pendulum to see what happens to the oscillation when you change the mass, gravity, or damping. Students can also change the starting position. Site includes equations to help students understand what is...
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Other

My Physics Lab: Simple Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with a pendulum to see what happens to the oscillation when you change the mass, gravity, or damping. Students can also change the starting position. Site includes equations to help students understand what is happening in the...
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Ley Del Pendulo

For Students 9th - 10th
What determines the period of oscillation of a pendulum? Try this little demonstration to find out the answer.

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