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PhET – Gravity And Orbits

Move the sun, earth, moon and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. Visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it! (Choose … Continue reading

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Felix Baumgartner Space Jump World Record

October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended more than 24 miles above Earth’s surface to the edge of space in a stratospheric balloon. Millions across the globe watched as he opened the door of the capsule, stepped off the platform, and … Continue reading

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Fermilab video – Why does light slow down in water?

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Fermilab video – Why does light bend when it enters glass?

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PhET – Wave Interference

Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Add a second source to create an interference pattern. Put up a barrier to explore single-slit diffraction and double-slit interference.

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Unboxing a MONSTER | Extreme neodymium magnets

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Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle – the single slit video

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The ultimate speed = c! Relativistic momentum and energy

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Muons and Einstein video

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Projectile motion video

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