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| Unit.1 What ideas explain the physical world |
| 1. How are light and heat explained? |
Properties of mechanical waves |
Notes 1.1.1 |
PhET – Waves on a string simulator |
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oPhysics – EM Wave simulator |
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JavaLab – Sound waves simulator |
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Pennsylvania State University – Longitudinal and transverse wave motion simulator |
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Electromagnetic Waves |
Notes 1.1.2 |
NASA – Tour of the electromagnetic spectrum |
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Veritasium – The world in UV YouTube |
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JavaLab – Electromagnetic waves |
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Refraction of Light |
Notes 1.1.3 |
PhET – Bending light simulator |
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oPhysics – Reflection and refraction simulator |
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JavaLab – Total Internal Reflection and Optical Fiber simulator |
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Temperature |
Notes 1.1.4 |
Veritasium – States of Matter |
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Veritasium – Celsius Made His Thermometer Upside Down |
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Veritasium – What the Fahrenheit?! |
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BBC Two – Ben Miller experiments with superfluid helium – Horizon: What is One Degree? |
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PhET: States of Matter simulation |
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Heat Transfer |
Notes 1.1.5 |
Physics Online – Convection Experiment – GCSE Physics |
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FLIR: The World’s Sixth Sense |
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Bozeman Science – Thermal Equilibrium |
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Veritasium – Misconceptions About Temperature |
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Bozeman Science – Heat Exchange |
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PhET: Energy Forms and Changes |
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How heat affects temperature |
Notes 1.1.6 |
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