| High School
P4.1 Energy Transfer
Moving objects and waves transfer energy from one
location to another. They also transfer energy to
objects during interactions (e.g., sunlight transfers
energy to the ground when it warms the ground; sunlight
also transfers energy from the Sun to the Earth).
- Discovery
of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) New
Outstanding!
Oceanographers, submariners, whales, dolphins, seals,
in short, all working or living in the ocean use
sound to sense their surroundings, to communicate,
and to navigate. This web site will introduce you
to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Includes
a sound gallery of 60+ sound recordings and vibration
patterns of various ocean creatures to show how
ocean depth, temperature and salinity affect sound
quality.
- KEEP
Energy – Energy Transfer New
This site covers energy transfer
as a way to do work. A number of topics related
to energy and work are covered at this site.
- What
Type of Energy is it?
This site explores the question: "How many different
types of energy are there?" There are even
links to energy conservations in nature and photosynthesis.
P4.1x Energy Transfer — Work
Work is the amount of energy transferred during an
interaction. In mechanical systems, work is the amount
of energy transferred as an object is moved through
a distance, W = F d, where d is in the same direction
as F. The total work done on an object depends on
the net force acting on the object and the object’s
displacement.
- KEEP
Energy – Energy Transfer New
This site covers energy transfer as a way to do
work. A number of topics related to energy and work
are covered at this site.
- Physics
Energy – Work New
This site is from BITESIZE Revison from the BBC.
The site covers how energy is used to do work. When
a force moves something the energy transfer is called
work.
- Zona
Land - Work New
- This site explains the nature of work. This
site explains the formula for doing work. Several
animations show examples of how work is the result
of force causing a displacement of an object.
In Zona Land you will find educational and entertaining
items pertaining to physics, to the mathematical
sciences, and to mathematics in general.
P4.2 Energy Transformation
Energy is often transformed from one form to another.
The amount of energy before a transformation is equal
to the amount of energy after the transformation.
In most energy transformations, some energy is converted
to thermal energy.
- Energy
Changes Make Things Happen
This website does a good job of both providing
an overview of the energy transformations involved
in chemical, physical, and nuclear changes and it
provides links that allow you to investigate specific
types of energy transformations more thoroughly.
- Renewable
Resources in the U.S. Electricity Supply
This would be a good site for student reports
on renewable resources used for electricity production.
This site provides general information.
P4.3 Kinetic and Potential Energy
Moving objects have kinetic energy. Objects experiencing
a force may have potential energy due to their relative
positions (e.g., lifting an object or stretching a
spring, energy stored in chemical bonds). Conversions
between kinetic and gravitational potential energy
are common in moving objects. In frictionless systems,
the decrease in gravitational potential energy is
equal to the increase in kinetic energy or vice versa.
- Amusment
Park Physics - Rollercoaster
Using their knowledge of potential and kinetic energy
conversions, students can build the ideal rollercoaster,
or can they? That is the challenge!
This rollercoaster is just one of many stops in
the Amusement Park if you care to seek more science
thrills.
- Bang!
Boing! Pop! Energy New
This site covers how we can calculate kinetic and
potential energy using formulas. This site is a
great site about energy, and covers a variety of
energy topics.
- Energy
Transformations on a Roller Coaster
Contains a nice animation of a roller coaster
along with graphics showing PE, KE and Total Mechanical
Energy. A textual discussion is included which is
aimed primarily at physics students, but most will
understand the underlying concepts.
- Fear
of Physics, how to make a roller coaster work
This site lets your students use three different
tracks to make a roller coaster and see how high
they have to start their coaster in order to make
the ride work. It also has 2 3-dimensional tracks.
- Physics
Classroom - "Work and Energy: Multimedia Physics
Studio"
Animations of roller coasters, downhill skiers
and pendula are used to illustrate the relationship
between the concepts of work and energy.
- Roller
Coasters Activity
Very good activity on potential and kinetic
energy, cooperative learning and measurement, where
students build a roller coaster.
P4.3x Kinetic and Potential Energy —
Calculations
The kinetic energy of an object is related to the
mass of an object and its speed: KE = 1/2 mv2.
- Bang!
Boing! Pop! Energy New
This site covers how we can calculate kinetic and
potential energy using formulas. This site is a
great site about energy, and covers a variety of
energy topics.
- Applications
of Work-Energy : Potential Energy New
This site gives several examples of how kinetic
and potential energy can be measured and calulated.
- Energy
and Work New
Thinkquest's Fizzics Fizzle does a good job of explaning
the formula related to how to measure energy and
work.
- Physics
Classroom - "Work, Energy, and Power"
Concepts of work, kinetic energy and potential
energy are discussed; these concepts are combined
with the work-energy theorem to provide a convenient
means of analyzing an object or system of objects
moving between an initial and final state.
- How
Force, Power, Torque and Energy Work New
The "How Stuff Works" article has a good
section on how force, power, torque and energy work.
- Roller
Coasters Activity
Very good activity on potential and kinetic
energy, cooperative learning and measurement, where
students build a roller coaster.
P4.4 Wave Characteristics
Waves (mechanical and electromagnetic) are described
by their wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and speed.
- APS
Project Sol
Students can take a virtual field trip into the
inner workings of a photovoltaic (PV) cell all the
way down to an atomic level. There is also a lot
of other information about solar energy, electricity,
fuels, and their sources. There are also some very
good links to other solar sites.
- Interactive
Science Animations of Sound and Light
- Outstanding:
This website allows students to interact with
animations that demonstrate how light and sound
waves travel through different materials. It also
demonstrates how sound is measured.
- Parts
of a Wave
This site is an interactive demonstration where
properties (amplitude, wavelength, crest and trough,
and frequency) of waves can be changed by using
a slide.
- Physics
Classroom - "Waves"
These multimedia animations help you visualize and
understand major physics concepts. The animations
cover common physics principles discussed in a first
year physics course.
- Physics
Classroom - "Waves: Multimedia Physics Studio"
- Outstanding!
These multimedia animations help you visualize
and understand major physics concepts. The animations
cover common physics principles discussed in a
first year physics course.
-
Speed of Light
Outstanding!
- This site gives your students a real understanding
about the speed of light including, wavelength changes
and units. The simulation is very helpful
for the students.
- String
Wave
Very cool site! This site allows the student to
play with a string wave without the mess. It is
also much tidier than a real lab demo. It shows
what effects tension and dampening have on waves…and
it allows for the student to see interference of
waves by making several at a time.
- Wave
Links
Many links to wave websites that very from lesson
narratives to interactive applets. Math and conceptual
applications are found throughout.
P4.4x Wave Characteristics — Calculations
Wave velocity, wavelength, and frequency are related
by v = lf. The energy transferred by a wave is proportional
to the square of the amplitude of vibration and its
frequency.
- Short
Summary of Quantum Physics: Quantum Theory / Wave
Mechanics New These
Quantum Physics pages show how this new understanding
of physical reality (that all light and matter interactions
are wave interactions in Space) explains and solves
the central problems of Quantum Theory.
P4.5 Mechanical Wave Propagation
Vibrations in matter initiate mechanical waves (e.g.,
water waves, sound waves, seismic waves), which may
propagate in all directions and decrease in intensity
in proportion to the distance squared for a point
source. Waves transfer energy from one place to another
without transferring mass.
- Discovery
of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) NewOutstanding!
Oceanographers, submariners, whales, dolphins, seals,
in short, all working or living in the ocean use
sound to sense their surroundings, to communicate,
and to navigate. This web site will introduce you
to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Includes
a sound gallery of 60+ sound recordings and vibration
patterns of various ocean creatures to show how
ocean depth, temperature and salinity affect sound
quality.
- Doppler
Effect and Sonic Booms
Outstanding!
This site includes an equation for calculating the
change in frequency of a sound wave due to the doppler
effect. More importantly it shows graphics to explain
the phenomenon of the doppler effect, and it also
gives illustrations and a movie of the effects of
the surrounding air when a plane reaches and surpasses
the sound barrier above water in moist air. This
movie is outstanding.
- Fear
of Physics - Introduction to Sound
This site uses animations to demonstrate sound
waves and how we hear.
- Interactive
Science Animations of Sound and Light
Outstanding:
This website allows students to interact with animations
that demonstrate how light and sound waves travel
through different materials. It also demonstrates
how sound is measured.
- Physics
Classroom - "Sound Waves & Music"
The nature of sound as a longitudinal, mechanical
pressure wave is explained and the properties of
sound are discussed. Wave principles of resonance
and standing waves are applied in an effort to analyze
the physics of musical instruments. Lessons include;
The Nature of a Sound Wave, Sound Properties and
Their Perception, Behavior of Sound Waves, Resonance
and Standing Waves, Musical Instruments.
- Physics
Classroom - "Waves: Multimedia Physics Studio"
Outstanding!
These multimedia animations help you visualize and
understand major physics concepts. The animations
cover common physics principles discussed in a first
year physics course.
- Play
an e-Piano!
Play an "e-piano" and see the sound waves converted
to transverse waves on an oscilloscope. This virtual
reality Java piano lets you play the piano and have
a little fun while learning the relationship between
the sounds, music theory, musical scales, and the
underlying math and physics of how sounds are produced
and perceived.
- Science
Explorer: Sound
This site describes sound waves and has a link to
"internet activities which provides exploration
into various characteristics of sound including
the Doppler Effect, as well as an on-line "self-test".
- Science
of Sound: Hands on Activities
The site contains labs to investigate the properties
of sound. Example of some labs are: Making a Model
Eardrum, Slinky Soundwaves, Making Sounds with String,
Air and Strings: Human Vocal Cords, Balloons: Vibrations
through air.
- Sound
Waves: What Do They Look Like?
Good discription of sound and its characteristics
with pictures. Also links at the bottom of
the page to the "Science of Sound" and "How We Hear".
- The
Science of Light
Introduction to how we see colors with a link to
Light in Color. Using two colored light sources
students can move them to produce different colored
and shaped shadows.
P4.6 Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic waves (e.g., radio, microwave, infrared,
visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray) are produced by
changing the motion (acceleration) of charges or by
changing magnetic fields. Electromagnetic waves can
travel through matter, but they do not require a material
medium. (That is, they also travel through empty space.)
All electromagnetic waves move in a vacuum atthe speed
of light. Types of electromagnetic radiation are distinguished
from each other by their wavelength and energy.
- Science
Explorer: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
This site describes the electromagnetic spectrum
with a link to "internet activities" which provides
explorations into characteristics of electromagnetic
waves.
- The
Electromagnetic Spectrum
This web site presents information about our ability
to see visible light waves. This site provides general
information.
P4.6x Electromagnetic Propagation
Modulated electromagnetic waves can transfer information
from one place to another (e.g., televisions, radios,
telephones, computers and other information technology
devices). Digital communication makes more efficient
use of the limited electromagnetic spectrum, is more
accurate than analog transmission, and can be encrypted
to provide privacy and security.
- Color
and Color Television
Outstanding
- This site has great interactive possibilities
for the students in mixing colored light.
The table of contents will also get you to a great
activity on the comparison between laser light and
different light sources and their coresponding frequency
and wavelength.
- Understanding
Light
Teacher lessons for laboratory activites that will
teach the students how we see different colors.
Has a nice activity that explains to the student
how a T.V. or computer monitor works. Includes all
answer keys.
P4.r7x Quantum Theory of Waves (recommended)
Electromagnetic energy is transferred on the atomic
scale in discrete amounts called quanta. The equation
E = h f quantifies the relationship between the energy
transferred and the frequency, where h is Planck’s
constant. (recommended)
- Short
Summary of Quantum Physics: Quantum Theory / Wave
Mechanics New
These Quantum Physics pages show how that all light
and matter interactions are wave interactions in
Space explains and solves the central problems of
Quantum Theory.
P4.8 Wave Behavior — Reflection and
Refraction
The laws of reflection and refraction describe the
relationships between incident and reflected/refracted
waves.
- Discovery
of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) NewOutstanding!
Oceanographers, submariners, whales, dolphins, seals,
in short, all working or living in the ocean use
sound to sense their surroundings, to communicate,
and to navigate. This web site will introduce you
to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Includes
a sound gallery of 60+ sound recordings and vibration
patterns of various ocean creatures to show how
ocean depth, temperature and salinity affect sound
quality.
- Physics
Classroom - Reflection, Refraction and Diffractions
New
This site has a complete explaination of wave behavior.
The topics of diffraction, interference, and refraction
are explained.
P4.8x Wave Behavior — Diffraction,
Interference, and Refraction
Waves can bend around objects (diffraction). They
also superimpose on each other and continue their
propagation without a change in their original properties
(interference). When refracted, light follows a defined
path.
- Discovery
of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) NewOutstanding!
Oceanographers, submariners, whales, dolphins, seals,
in short, all working or living in the ocean use
sound to sense their surroundings, to communicate,
and to navigate. This web site will introduce you
to the science and uses of sound in the sea. Includes
a sound gallery of 60+ sound recordings and vibration
patterns of various ocean creatures to show how
ocean depth, temperature and salinity affect sound
quality.
- Physics
Classroom - Reflection, Refraction and Diffractions
New
This site has a complete explaination of wave behavior.
The topics of diffraction, interference, and refraction
are explained.
- Physics
Classroom - Interference of Waves New
This site explains the nature of wave interference.
P4.9 Nature of Light
Light interacts with matter by reflection, absorption,
or transmission.
- About
Rainbows
This site has information about how light is diverted
by water droplets to form a rainbow. Author Donald
Ahrens in this text Meteorology Today describes
a rainbow as "one of the most spectacular light
shows observed on Earth." The traditional rainbow
is sunlight spread out into its spectrum of colors
and diverted to the eye of the observer by water
droplets. The "bow" part of the word describes the
fact that the rainbow is a group of nearly circular
arcs of color having a common center.
- Center
for Science Education: Light Tour
An excellent interactive site focusing on the
behavior of light. Areas covered are wavelength,
amplitude, electromagnetic spectrum, relationships
between light waves and objects of various sizes,
and how to recognize the type of light in different
spectra.
- Color
Links
Many links to color sites such as subtractive
colors (pigments) and additive colors. Physics of
rainbows and spectral lines are also excellent sites.
- Exploratorium
Science "Snacks", Colored Shadow Lab
Simple lab used to show that shadows aren't
always black and white.When two different-colored
lights shine on the same spot on a white screen,
the light reflecting from that spot to your eyes
is called an additive mixture because it contains
the colors from both lights. This lab is a very
simple way to teach about about human color perception.
- Human
Vision and Color
This site explains why we can see different colors.
- Interactive
Science Animations of Sound and Light
Outstanding:
This website allows students to interact with animations
that demonstrate how light and sound waves travel
through different materials. It also demonstrates
how sound is measured.
- Light
Links
Outstanding!
Provides many links to light websites that very
from lesson narratives to interactive applets. Math
and conceptual applications are found throughout.
- Physics
Classroom - "Light Waves & Color"
The behavior of light waves is introduced and
discussed; polarization, color, diffraction and
interference are introduced as supporting evidence
of the wave nature of light. Color perception is
discussed in detail. Lessons include: How Do We
Know Light is a Wave and Color and Vision.
- Physics
Classroom - "Waves: Multimedia Physics Studio"
Outstanding!
These multimedia animations help you visualize and
understand major physics concepts. The animations
cover common physics principles discussed in a first
year physics course.
- Teacher's
Lab - The Science of Light
This site includes basic information about
light and color, as well as, interactive activities
that are a lot of fun.
- The
Electromagnetic Spectrum
This web site presents information about our ability
to see visible light waves. This site provides general
information.
- The
Science of Light
Introduction to how we see colors with a link to
Light in Color. Using two colored light sources
students can move them to produce different colored
and shaped shadows.
- World
of Color
This site allows the student to work interactivally
with the three primary colors and find the results
of various combinations of colors and intensities.
P4.r9x Nature of Light — Wave-Particle
Nature (recommended)
The dual wave-particle nature of matter and light
is the foundation for modern physics. (recommended)
- The
Wave - Particle Duality New
The site follows the people who developed
the theories answering the questions: What is light?,
What's its structure?, and What does it consist
of ? This site is a ThinkQuest site.
- Wave
Particle Duality New
This site has a series of pages on the nature of
particles and waves and their similarities and differences.
The site provides a number of questions for students
as they progress through the activity.
P4.10 Current Electricity — Circuits
Current electricity is described as movement of charges.
It is a particularly useful form of energy because
it can be easily transferred from place to place and
readily transformed by various devices into other
forms of energy (e.g., light, heat, sound, and motion).
Electrical current (amperage) in a circuit is determined
by the potential difference (voltage) of the power
source and the resistance of the loads in the circuit.
- Basic
Circuits
Great site for finding resistance, current, and
voltage of parallel circuits, series circuits, or
a combination of both types of circuits. Basic
formulas are given as well as drawing of each type
of circuits which includes the direction the current
flows. This site also includes a worksheet
that can be printed to practice finding resistance,
current, and voltage that can be helpful for students.
-
This is an interactive website
that allows children to investigate whether common
objects would serve as conductors in a simple
electrical circuit. A quiz is included.
- BBC
Science: Changing Circuits
This is an interactive website that allows children
to explore the properties of electricity using a
simple electrical circuit. A quiz is included.
- Circuit
Builder
This is an interactive java applet that allows
a student to make a circuit and see if it works.
- Ciruits
This site discusses the advantages and disadvantages
of parallel and series ciruits. While discussion
both types of circuits there also are drawings
and a short quiz.
- D.C.
Circuits New
Starts with circuit symbols and ends with Kirchhoff's
Laws
- Electrical
Circuits
This site contains some general information and
a list of 6 different activities dealing with circuits.
The activities are geared for 4th, 5th and above.
Any of them could be modified to a different grade
level. All of these are lesson plans.
- Electricity:
Simple Circuits
This teacher created site deals with basic electricity
concepts, including safety. The tasks and information
are in the upper elementary to middle school range.
There are many on the computer and in the lab activities.
There is also a teacher note page with background
and standards.
- Electricity
Lessons and Quizzes
Explores the ideas of electricity taking a
look at the differences between direct and alternating
current, calculations and uses of electricity. As
with the entire physics website found in the general
science part of the MASER site, this portion includes
quizzes on all sections.
- Electric
Generator and Ohm's Law Applets
Shows a simulation of an AC electric generator
and a DC electric generator under AC/DC generator
action. It also give the student the ability to
change values of voltage, current and resistance
in the Ohm's Law section. Many other interesting
electricity and magnetism interactive applets are
located here.
- Frank
Potter's Science Gems: Physical Science Electricity
Specific site from the Frank potter website
in the general science category. Go under Physical
Science Part II. Electricity and magnetism, then
under "MINIMUM" Level: 9th grade. The
links to Electricity from the learn physics today
tutorial, electric generator, and charged particles
in a box are all nice links to visit.
- LC
Physical Science
This site has interactive lessons about electricity,
circuits, and circuit diagrams.
- Resistors
Applet
This applet allows a student to work with different
resistors in parallel and series, to determine the
total resistance of the circuit.
- ReviseWise
Science: Physical Processes: Electricity This
is a good interactive site to help students understand
circuits. Students "build" circuits with
given materials and then decide if the circuits
will work. Follow through the slides, then test
your knowledge. Also includes a fact sheet and test.
- Tech
Topics: Electricity
- This is an animated interactive site about electricity,
circuits, and conductivity. Includes information
about parallel and series circuits.
-
- The
Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Outstanding!
- This is an extremely well put together site dealing
with electric circuit basics. It includes an abundance
of great animation and activities that enable students
to test their conductors and circuits. Along with
the activities, there are quizzes with instant feedback.
The prompts and menus are very easy to follow. Grade
level use would be from elementary to lower middle
school. The site does require Macromedia Flash Player.
P4.10x Current Electricity — Ohm’s
Law, Work, and Power
In circuits, the relationship between electric current,
I, electric potential difference, V, and resistance,
R, is quantified by V = I R (Ohm’s Law). Work
is the amount of energy transferred during an interaction.
In electrical systems, work is done when charges are
moved through the circuit. Electric power is the amount
of work done by an electric current in a unit of time,
which can be calculated using P = I V.
- Applied
Science - Electric and Magnetic Forces
This is generally a resource site, but it has
some really nice interactive slide shows about electricity
and magnetism, including their history. There are
lessons with materials, background, procedures,
questions, etc.
- Electricity
Lessons and Quizzes
Explores the ideas of electricity taking a look
at the differences between direct and alternating
current, calculations and uses of electricity. As
with the entire physics website found in the general
science part of the MASER site, this portion includes
quizzes on all sections.
- Electric
Generator
The information on this website gives the student
or teacher knowledge about how to build a simple
electric generator. This will give the students
knowledge about how they work and their simplistic
design.
- Electric
Generator and Ohm's Law Applets
Shows a simulation of an AC electric generator
and a DC electric generator under AC/DC generator
action. It also give the student the ability to
change values of voltage, current and resistance
in the Ohm's Law section. Many other interesting
electricity and magnetism interactive applets are
located here.
- Electric
Motor
The benchmark, of course, covers the idea of
an electric generator, but this is also of some
value and certainly related and important. The student
can see the principles behind an electric motor,
and the teacher can related this to the benchmark.
- Frank
Potter's Science Gems: Physical Science Electricity
Specific site from the Frank potter website
in the general science category. Go under Physical
Science Part II. Electricity and magnetism, then
under "MINIMUM" Level: 9th grade. The
links to Electricity from the learn physics today
tutorial, electric generator, and charged particles
in a box are all nice links to visit.
- How
It Works - Energy Quest
This portion of this website deals with how
common devices such as an air conditioner or toaster
work. For each device there is a text section and
a diagram as well as other links.
- How
Stuff Work
Any number of "How Does This Work?" questions are
answered here. A universal amount of topics are
covered. Great text pictures actually go inside
the item you are viewing, showing you how
it looks.
- Ohm's
Law Applets
This applet is an interactive activity where
students are able to manipulate the number of volts
and resistance needed to deliver the right number
of amps to a light bulb.
- Simple
Electric Motor
This site provides instructions on how to build,
where to get stuff, a teacher lesson plan, student
instructions, and background information on building
a simple electric motor. This site contains links
to: How it works; Trouble shooting; build it yourself;
Assembly instructions; Ordering Information; Technical
information; Links; Experiments and Applications.
- The
Atoms FamilyThis site has lessons on electrical
safety and static electricity.
P4.11x Heat, Temperature, and Efficiency
Heat is often produced as a by-product during energy
transformations. This energy is transferred into the
surroundings and is not usually recoverable as a useful
form of energy. The efficiency of systems is defined
as the ratio of the useful energy output to the total
energy input. The efficiency of natural and human-made
systems varies due to the amount of heat that is not
recovered as useful work.
- APS
Project Sol
Students can take a virtual field trip into
the inner workings of a photovoltaic (PV) cell all
the way down to an atomic level. There is also a
lot of other information about solar energy, electricity,
fuels, and their sources. There are also some very
good links to other solar sites.
- Convection,
Conduction, and Radiation
This site describes the mechanisms of heat transfer.
In addition, there is an interactive heat game.
This game quizzes the students and then responds
as to whether or not their answers are correct.
- Greenhouse
Effect
Science project to show the greenhouse effect -
energy transformation from sun to water.
- Heat
and Temperature
Discusses heat transfer with animations on the motion
of gas molecules, relation to kinetic energy and
more links.
- Heat
Transfer Pictures
Shows pictures and gives explanations about the
three forms of heat transfer. Also, brings up interesting
questions the student can explore and answer for
themselves through research on other sites. Provides
some math application examples for conduction and
radiation.
- Heat
Transfer Quiz
This site provides brief narrative on convection,
conduction and radiation, followed by a short quiz.
There are also links to other sites referring to
heat and temperature.
P4.12 Nuclear Reactions
Changes in atomic nuclei can occur through three processes:
fission, fusion, and radioactive decay. Fission and
fusion can convert small amounts of matter into large
amounts of energy. Fission is the splitting of a large
nucleus into smaller nuclei at extremely high temperature
and pressure. Fusion is the combination of smaller
nuclei into a large nucleus and is responsible for
the energy of the Sun and other stars. Radioactive
decay occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust
(rocks, minerals) and can be used in technological
applications (e.g., medical diagnosis and treatment).
- Basic
Nuclear Fission
This site describes nuclear fission, has some great
animations of nuclear fission, and students can
test their knowledge with a short quiz at the end.
You can also select nuclear fusion on the left side
to learn about it as well.
- How
Nuclear Power Works
As the title indicates your students will find out
how a Nuclear Power Plant functions, both an animation
and live still pictures. This site also has a great
animation of the induced fission of U-235.
- Isotopes
of Pennies
This site provides lessons for understanding
radioactivity and isotopes using pennies to represent
subatomic particles.
- Nuclear
Chemistry and the Community
Here you can take your students through a quick
tour or choose the "2 day class" tour. The expected
outcome is that students can apply nuclear science
to world events and begin to critically evaluate
what they see, hear, and read.
- Nuclear
Energy
This site has a great animation of the contrast
between fission and fusion. Although there are quality
links throughout this tutorial, the radiation link
at the bottom of the page will give students a great
knowledge base to compare all three concepts.
- Nuclear
Fusion
This site goes into detail about nuclear fusion,
and it explains it very well.
- Nulcear
Reactor
This site provides a visual of two different types
of nuclear reactors. The students can see how the
evaporation and expansion of water from the heat
of the nuclear reaction is what turns the turbines
attached to the generators, much like the principles
of an old steam engine.
-
Virtual
Nucleartourist
This site allows your students to find out the how,
where, and why about the Nuclear Power. Clinking
on "A Quick Tour" will give your students a good
place to start, but there is a lot more on this
site to see, including a list of "Current Hot Topics".
P4.12x Mass and Energy
In nuclear reactions, a small amount of mass is converted
to a large amount of energy, E = mc2, where c is the
speed of light in a vacuum. The amount of energy before
and after nuclear reactions must consider mass changes
as part of the energy transformation.
- Basic
Nuclear Fission
This site describes nuclear fission, has some great
animations of nuclear fission, and students can
test their knowledge with a short quiz at the end.
You can also select nuclear fusion on the left side
to learn about it as well.
- Nuclear
Energy
This site has a great animation of the contrast
between fission and fusion. Although there are quality
links throughout this tutorial, the radiation link
at the bottom of the page will give students a great
knowledge base to compare all three concepts.
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