Subscription Research Databases - Available
only through Gananda Central Library
Physics lecture demonstrations at Boston University
http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/
A list of links to college physics demonstrations.
Britannica:
Web's Best Physics Sites.
http://search.britannica.com/bcom/search/results/1,5843,,00.html?p_query0=physics
Quality web sites on many physics topics, such as electricity and magnetism,
thermodynamics, movement & inertia.
How
Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
A terrific site on how everyday items work.
How
Things Work
http://landau1.phys.virginia.edu/Education/Teaching/HowThingsWork/topics.html
Site organized according to the contents of "HOW
THINGS WORK: the Physics of Everyday Life" by Louis A. Bloomfield.
LDAPS: Physics Concepts
http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/ldaps/htdocs/physics/
Useful information on Physics concepts.
Particle Adventure
http://www.particleadventure.org/
Explore the world of particle physics through interactive tours
Physics.
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/physcihc.html#physics
Numerous useful links to general physics sites, compiled by Multnomah Public Library.
Science Experiments.
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/physcihc.html#sciex
Numerous useful links to general science experiment sites, compiled by Multnomah Public
Library.
Study Web.
http://www.studyweb.com/Science/tocphysics.htm
Another really useful collection of physics information. Follow such links as
"Matter, Solids, Liquids, Gas, Motion", "Acoustics",
"Energy, Heat, Light, Nuclear, Electricity" & "General Physics".
If you are looking for scientific principals related to space flight, follow the link to
space science.
The
Why Files
http://whyfiles.org/
"The science behind the news".
How
Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
A terrific site on how everyday items work.
How
Things Work
http://landau1.phys.virginia.edu/Education/Teaching/HowThingsWork/topics.html
Site organized according to the contents of "HOW
THINGS WORK: the Physics of Everyday Life" by Louis A. Bloomfield.
The
Why Files
http://whyfiles.org/
"The science behind the news".
RECOMMENDED WEB LINKS:
Start with these 2 sites:
More web sites to explore:
Arnett, William A. The Nine
Planets : A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. [Online] Available http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
"The Nine Planets is an overview of the
history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in
our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide
references to additional related information."
BBC News Online. Planet hunters
find new worlds. [Online] Available http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_695000/695176.stm
by BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse.
"Planet hunters have crossed an important threshold in their search for other
Earth-like worlds in space. They have detected two planets circling distant stars that may
be smaller than Saturn. "
BBC News Online. Water 'found on
Mars'. [Online] Available http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_799000/799552.stm
by BBC News Online science editor Dr David Whitehouse. "There is
currently water on the surface of Mars, Nasa scientists believe. The evidence is contained
in pictures taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, which is in orbit around the Red
Planet."
CBC. MARS. [Online] Available http://cbc.ca/news/indepth/mars/ by Dan
Falk, CBC NEWS ONLINE. An excellent report on the planet Mars.
California Institute of Technology.
Welcome to the Planets.
[Online] Available http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
"This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary
exploration program." In addition to images, there is a quick summary of facts
and statistics about each planet.
Enchanted Learning. All About Space.
[Online] Available http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
This page is from "Zoom Astronomy, a comprehensive on-line site about
space and astronomy. It is designed for people of all ages and levels of comprehension. It
has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic
and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on
links."
Hamilton, Calvin J. Views of the Solar System.
[Online] Available http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
"Views of the Solar System presents a ... multimedia adventure ... of the Sun,
planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more."
Morris, Rick. Astronomy for kids!. [Online] Available http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/ "Take a
Journey Through Our Solar System! We live in a very small part of the universe, but
it's what we call home, and it's a very interesting place. You can visit all of the
members of our planetary family by clicking on the name or the picture of the planet you
want to visit. Enjoy your trip!"
ScienceNet.
[Online] Available http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/astron/nightpatrol/thenightsky.html
"Night Patrol is a regular report by Duncan Copp and Duncan Franklin on the objects
that can be seen in the night sky each month. Night Patrol includes star maps,
planetary information, and detailed information on selected constellations and other
information for the amateur astronomer."
Scientific American, Inc..
"FEATURE ARTICLES : SPECIAL REPORT : SENDING ASTRONAUTS TO MARS : Why Go to
Mars?". SELECTIONS FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN : August 2000. [Online]
Available http://www.sciam.com/2000/0300issue/0300zorpette.html
"In the first of this group of articles about human missions to Mars, staff
writer Glenn Zorpette examines the main goal: looking for life."
Scientific
American, Inc.. "How do scientists measure or calculate the weight of a
planet?". SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN : ASK THE EXPERTS : PHYSICS. [Online] Available http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/physics/physics40/physics40.html
Scientific American. Planetary Tour.
[Online] Available http://www.sciam.com/specialissues/0398cosmos/0398plan_tour.html
Information about the planets from Scientific American Magazine.
Solar
System. [Online] Available http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html
Information about the Solar System from the NASA webpages.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum. "An
Inquirer's Guide to the Universe". The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
[Online] Available http://sln.fi.edu/planets/
Troeger, Jack C. AN ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR
STUDENTS USING THE INTERNET. [Online] Available http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/staff/jtroeger/astronomy.html
This page is hosted by the Institute of Physical Research and Technology of Iowa
State University.
Walker, John. Earth and Moon Viewer.
[Online] Available http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Various views of the earth and the moon. There are also links to solar system
information.
Simple Machine Information
Sheet
[Online] Available http://www.uark.edu/depts/aeedhp/agscience/simpmach.htm
University of Arkansas - AgriScience Project
Simple Machines
[Online] Available http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
Inquiry Almanak.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
222 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
The Elements of Machines:
Simple Machines
[Online] Available http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
The Inventor's Toolbox page from the Science Learning Network, sponsored by the Museum of
Science, Boston, MA
Mechanisms and Simple
Machines
[Online] Available http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rapidproto/mechanisms/chpt2.html
Information available from Carnegie Mellon Institution.
Simple Machines -
Information Sheet
[Online] Available http://www.uark.edu/depts/aeedhp/agscience/simpmach.htmv
University of Arkansas - AgriScience Project.
Simple Machines - Ideas &
Resources
[Online] Available http://ousd.k12.ca.us/~codypren/machines.html
A simple machines page from Cody's Science Education Zones - grades 6-10
THE INCLINED PLANE
[Online] Available http://www.explorescience.com/incplane.htm
Inclined plane information from www.explorescience.com.
Galileo's
Inclined Plane Experiment
[Online] Available
http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Student_Work/Experiment95/inclined_plane.html
A student page from Rice University.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...THE INCLINED PLANE!
[Online] Available http://weirdrichard.com/inclined.htm
Inclined plane projects using LEGOŽ bricks, from an instructor with PCS Educational
Systems.
Marvelous Machines
[Online] Available http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/index.shtml
Several experiments using the inclined plane.
Archimedes
Levers
[Online] Available
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=20507&tg=NA&flt=CAB
Making Physics Fun
[Online] Available http://sln.fi.edu:80/tfi/exhibits/mechanic.html
An online exhibit form the Franklin Institute, sponsored by the Science Learning Network.
Marvelous Machines
[Online] Available http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/index.shtml
Experiments using the lever.
Marvelous Machines - Pulley 1
[Online] Available http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/pulley1.shtml
Experiments using pulleys.
Marvelous Machines - Pulley 2
[Online] Available http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/pulley2.shtml
Experiments using pulleys.
Curriculum For Ropes & Pulleys
[Online] Available http://www.cpo.com/CPOCatalog/RP/rp_curr.htm
A curriculum page on ropes & pulleys from Cambridge Physics Outlet Online.
Archimedes
Screws
[Online] Available
http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=20507&tg=NA&flt=CAB
Information about a simple machine - the screw
THOSE
CRAZY LEGOŽ SCREWS!
[Online] Available http://weirdrichard.com/screw.htm
Screw projects using LEGOŽ bricks, from an instructor with PCS Educational Systems.
OH NO LEGOŽ WEDGIES!
[Online] Available http://weirdrichard.com/wedge.htm
Wedge projects using LEGOŽ bricks, from an instructor with PCS Educational Systems.
Marvelous Machines
[Online] Available http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/machines/index.shtml
Experiments using the wheel & axle.
Wheel & Axle
[Online] Available http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/wheel.html
an experiment using a wheel and axle.
Simple
Machines Lesson Plans
[Online] Available http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Physical/cecsci09.html
Work Is Simple
With Simple Machines
[Online] Available http://www.ed.uri.edu:80/SMART96/ELEMSC/SMARTmachines/machine.html
From Project Smart, a project that makes teacher created curricular materials & plans
available on the web. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
STUDENTS
AS PHYSICISTS
Books & Other Resources Research Assignment
Most
Useful sites are listed first:
Subscription Research Databases -
Use Grolier Online
School of
Mathematical and Computational Sciences [online] available
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/ Full_Alph.html. Information on
physicists and other scientists and mathematicians.
Yahoo! - Science - Physics -
Physicists [online] available http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Physics/Physicists/ List of
links about physicists from Yahoo!
These
Sites Will Help Too:
American Institute of Physics - Center for History of
Physics [online] available http://www.aip.org/history/. Links to general information
on the history of physics.
4000 Years of Women in Science
[online] available http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html. This site includes
biographical information about over 125 women inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians
and astronomers. Author: (crock@kudzu.astr.ua.edu )
The Faces of Science:
African-Americans in the Sciences [online] available
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html. Biographies of past African-American
scientists and analysis of the current and future state of African-Americans in the
sciences. Author: Mitchell C. Brown
Nobel Laureates in Physics 1901 -
1996 [online] available http://www.slac.stanford.edu/library/nobel.htm. A listing of
the Nobel Prize in Physics winners for each year. Gives name(s) of the winners, their
nationality, and words from the commendation for the award. Many have links to
biographical sketches, photos, bibliographic citations, and text of speeches. Author:
Patricia A. Kreitz (pkreitz@SLAC.Stanford.EDU)
SPACE
SCIENCE
Books & Other Resources 
6th Grade Final Research
Assignment
RECOMMENDED WEB LINKS:
Allstar Network [online]
available http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/fltmidfly.htm
What Makes An Airplane Fly - Level 1
Air & Space Magazine
[online] available http://www.airspacemag.com/ASM/spotlight.fcgi
Air & Space Magazine Smithsonian Institute - Search Article Archive
Beginning Physics
[online] available http://www.tri-c.cc.oh.us/METRO/Faculty/Gram/Physics.htm
An introduction to a first physics course, introducing converting units, linear motion,
vectors, projectile motion, circular motion, and gravity.
Exploring Gravity
[online] available http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/phys-sci/gravity/index2.htm
This site is an interactive physics teaching site about the phenomenon of gravity.
Forces of Flight. [online]
available http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/zone/ff1.htm
Learn about the forces of gravity from this page from the US Air Force Museum Home Page.
Forces of Flight. [online]
available http://sln.fi.edu/flights/own2/forces.html
These pages explore the science behind flight.
LDAPS: Physics Concepts [online] available http://ldaps.ivv.nasa.gov/Physics/
Demonstrations of aeronautics concepts.
The Liftoff Academy [online]
available http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Academy/Indices/contents51.html
Good information from the NASA Home Page on the principals of aeronautics.
The NASA Homepage [online] available http://www.nasa.gov/
Home Page of NASA - The National Aeronautics And Space Administration.
Principles of Aeronautics
[online] available http://muttley.ucdavis.edu/Book/instructor.html
Mythology, history, fundamentals, atmosphere, propulsion, structures and controls,
vehicles - this site's got it all, highly detailed and beautifully presented.
Theory of Flight
[online] available http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aerojava/FlightTheory.htm
Detailed. Part of an aeronautics course designed for college students by the Aeronautics
Learning Laboratory for Science Technology and Research (ALLSTAR).
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