| e-f. Position and Motion of Objects |
| Position and Motion of Objects |
| | Gravity and Friction
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| | Learn about forces - particularly gravity and friction - with this great animated site from the BBC! Also check out their site on Forces: Springs & Direction. |
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| | Magnets and Gravity!
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| | From PBS, learn about magnets and gravity from Jay Jay the Jet Plane! Check out great "Real Player" movies that demonstrate gravity! |
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| | BBC Science Clip: Forces in Action
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| | A neat interactive feature - send a truck down the track, and see what happens when you add weights and change the angle of the hill. |
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| | Physics Fair
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| | A fun, student-designed site that teaches about Physics through a "Carnival" motif! "Go to the physics fair for information on physics in a fun way. With stuff like gravity, force, kinetic and potential energy, and much more really cool stuff. All of these things are located under topics that relate to theme parks." |
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| | The Odd Machine
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| | Learn how forces and simple machines can work together to create The Odd Machine! |
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| | Gravity and the Moon
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| | Why do astronauts bounce on the moon? Find out here! |
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| | Motion Machine
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| | Check out some kid-designed motion projects! |
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| | Science Explorer - Motion Experiments
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| | Three great experiments
that teach the fundamentals of motion:
Science
Explorer - Hoopster
Science
Explorer - Spinning Blimps
Science
Explorer - Roto Copter |
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| | Team Rollercoaster
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| | A ThinkQuest site that takes a look at the physics behind rollercoasters! |
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| | Friction - BBC
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| | Another great "Science Clip" from the BBC - this one explores friction and its effect on motion. |
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| | Friction: Making a Really Fast Slide
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| | Find out what friction is, and use it to your advantage when making a really fast slide! |
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| | Forces of Flying
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| | Why can an airplane fly? Here is a page that tells about the four forces of flight. Click to learn about drag, lift, thrust, and weight. |
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| | Balance
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| | A great fact sheet on balancing and gravity! |
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