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    Thermodynamic Transfer

    Thermodynamic Transfer

    In this animated object, learners examine how thermal energy is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. A brief quiz completes the activity.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Heat -- Transmission
    Resource Type:
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    What Is Electricity?

    What Is Electricity?

    The learner studies how electrons travel from one atom to the next. Examples demonstrate how voltage is created by the use of a battery or through magnetism. A quiz completes the activity.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Electricity
    Resource Type:
    Others
     
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    Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation

    Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation

    In this animated activity, learners explore three major methods of heat transfer and practice identifying each.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Heat -- Transmission
    Resource Type:
    Others
     
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    Newton's Third Law of Motion - Video

    Newton's Third Law of Motion - Video

    In this learning activity you'll examine Newton's Third Law: for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Mechanics
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Newton's First Law of Motion - Video

    Newton's First Law of Motion - Video

    The learner views several animations to study Newton's First Law of Motion, also known as "The Law of Inertia."

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Inertia (Mechanics)
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Methods of Producing Electricity

    Methods of Producing Electricity

    In this learning activity you'll review the six different ways in which electricity is produced: chemical, friction, heat, light, magnetism, and pressure.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Electricity
    Resource Type:
    Others
     
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    Newton's Second Law of Motion - Video

    Newton's Second Law of Motion - Video

    In this learning activity you'll examine force, mass, and acceleration to understand this "Law of Acceleration."

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Acceleration (Mechanics) Motion
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Physics Concepts in Hydraulics

    Physics Concepts in Hydraulics

    In this animated activity, learners view the following physics concepts in action: force, friction, horsepower, work, power, inefficiency, resistance, inertia, and energy.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Hydraulics Motion
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    Others
     
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    Beauty, Truth And ... Physics?

    Beauty, Truth And ... Physics?

    Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople's terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to be right than inelegant ones?

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Particles (Nuclear physics) Physical laws
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Physics Is Fun To Imagine

    Physics Is Fun To Imagine

    In this archival footage from BBC TV, celebrated physicist Richard Feynman explains what fire, magnets, rubber bands (and more) are like at the scale of the jiggling atoms they're made of. This accessible, enchanting conversation in physics reveals a teeming nano-world that's just plain fun to imagine.

    Subjects:
    Physics
    Keywords:
    Physics -- Popular works Atoms
    Resource Type:
    Video