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Physics Links


Stupid Movie Physics:  See examples of silly physics errors in 
movies at 
this site and when Hollywood gets it right.
http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/

Physics demonstrations from Wake Forest University.  Cool stuff!
http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/avimov/bychptr/chptr3_energy.htm

Franklin Institute Site on Force and Motion
http://www.fi.edu/msp/force/index.html

Forces in Action from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml

The following links are for simple machines.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/simple/machines.html

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Simple_Machines/

http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/%7Emwampole/1-resources/simple-machines

http://juniorengineering.usu.edu/workshops/machines/machines.php

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm

This link has videos and projects for a variety of topics, not 
just physical
science.
http://www.hilaroad.com

Great site for reviewing all topics.  User name and password are 
the same:  
darienps
http://www.brainpop.com

United States Department of Energy:  good source for researching 
different 
types of energy.
http://www.energy.gov

Check out the following links for simple pendulum.  Some are 
animated.  The 
first is really cool.
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/pendulum.htm

http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/pendulum.htm

http://www.calacademy.org/products/pendulum/page1.htm

Physics Education Technology (University of Colorado at Boulder).
Interact physics simulation using the SIMS
http://phet.colorado.edu/index.php

Click this link to do the moving man activity.
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=The_Moving_Man

Find out about gyroscopes and how they are used in satellites and 
the Hubble telescope among other things.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=gyroscope


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