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Science Kids: Science Images: Spacetime Curvature

For Students 9th - 10th
This computer made image shows how the idea of spacetime curvature works. The gravity that results from the presence of the Earth causes spacetime to bend. This works in the same way for other objects such as Mars, Jupiter and the Sun.
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Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a profile of Dr. Ian Newman, a biophysics researcher at the University of Tasmania. Presents a description of how he became interested in physics, what his work is like, and how his career path progressed.
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Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a brief profile of Mr. Martin George, a physicist who currently works as the curator of astronomy and assistant director of the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston, Tasmania.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Fuel Injector

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a cross section diagram showing the inner workings of a fuel injector. The labeled parts include the solenoid, fuel filter, valve spring, plunger, spray tip and atomised fuel. The solenoid components and fuel injector assembly...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Gears

For Students 9th - 10th
This image shows a large gear and a small gear from two different angles. Understanding how gears work is important when learning about mechanical advantage and simple machines.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Metal Welding

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a man metal arc welding. He is wearing important protective equipment such as a face mask and gloves. A large number of sparks fly off the metal as he works on the welding project.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent photo shows how the idea of surface tension works. A paper clip sits on top of the liquid in a glass, you can clearly see a skin which holds the paper clip above the surface.
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A Physical Therapist Works With Two Polio Stricken Children in the 1950s.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Galileo Galilei

For Students 9th - 10th
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 - 8 January 1642) was a Tuscan (Italian) physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope...
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Prisms

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics department site explains how prisms work and their purpose in the dispersion of light. Explains the angle of deviation and includes an interactive form in which visitors calculate the angle of deviation and receive immediate...
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Prisms

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics department site explains how prisms work and their purpose in the dispersion of light. Explains the angle of deviation and includes an interactive form in which visitors calculate the angle of deviation and receive immediate...
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Prisms

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics department site explains how prisms work and their purpose in the dispersion of light. Explains the angle of deviation and includes an interactive form in which visitors calculate the angle of deviation and receive immediate...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867 1934)

For Students 9th - 10th
Polish physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, sharing it with her husband Pierre in 1903 for their work on radioactivity. After his death in 1906, she continued with her...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey: Horn Antenna

For Students 9th - 10th
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered the microwave background radiation that permeates the universe using this antenna. This work earned them the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics and led to the confirmation of the Big Bang theory.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Marie Curie

For Students 9th - 10th
A French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel prizes, in physics and chemisty.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

For Students 9th - 10th
This image is of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. He is famous for his work on electromagnetic radiation, earning the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hermann Von Helmholtz

For Students 9th - 10th
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (August 31, 1821 - September 8, 1894) was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science. In physiology and physiological...

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