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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Concept of Negative Energy in Physics Simplified

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting and detailed discussion of negative energy, how its existence has been proven, and its possible future application in making interstellar space travel possible.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Time to Traverse the Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must find the time that it takes for the block to move across the table. This will involve an acceleration and a period of travel at a constant speed.
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Activity
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Speed of Horizontal Projectile

For Students 9th - 10th
Students must determine the horizontal speed of a projectile based on the distance that it travels and other given information. Students must find the time of flight and put it in milliseconds. Finally, students must find the final...
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Activity
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the distance traveled by an object just by looking at the velocity vs. time graph.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Accelerating Electrons Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the factors that affect the speed of an electron and the time it takes an electron to travel the distance between two charged plates.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Projectile Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships that affect the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile. Students will be able to modify the starting height, initial speed and angle at which the projectile is fired....
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Activity
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 1 Part 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the distance traveled by an object by looking at the velocity vs. time graph. All velocities are constant.
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Other

Uc Riverside: Usenet Relativity Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics usenet listing of frequently asked questions relating to relativity, answered by a number of scientists. Administrivia and Reference, Speed of Light, Special Relativity, General Relativity and Cosmology, Black Holes. Loads of...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Displacement?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the definitions of position, displacement, distance, and distance traveled and view examples of each.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Velocity Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This velocity calculator uses the equation that the final velocity of an object is equal to its initial velocity added to its acceleration multiplied by time of travel. This calculator does assume constant acceleration during the time...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical, Political, and Economic Asia, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Asia from 1872, showing physical features including mountain systems, deserts, lakes, rivers with direction of flow, coastal features, and ocean currents, political boundaries and foreign possessions at the time, and commercial...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flight to Mars: How Long? Along What Path?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Demonstrate how, with the use of orbital mechanics, a space mission to Mars can be planned. Using no more than algebra, Kepler's laws and the formula for the energy of an object in a Kepler orbit, the exercise derives the time for an...