Hi! It’s Tuesday, July 6, 2010 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
Physics Central: Physics In Pictures
Age Range: 10 and up (about middle school and beyond, but younger children may enjoy aspects of the site as well)
Want to get your physics on? This is the place! The American Physical Society sponsors this exciting website that demonstrates through multi-media technology, how things work and the importance of physics to everyone. You’ll find free information on the physics of light, sound, matter and more in the form of articles, animations, and videos.
The site is massive, so I’m featuring one of the most engaging sections for this review called “Physics In Pictures.” It provides virtual “illustrations of nature’s infinite variety and humankind’s ingenuity.”
Each picture and title entices you to want to know more. You can explore the science content by reading a brief explanation and then further your learning with links to stories on related current physics research. Your brain can take a quick dip in the physics waters or dive in and soak it all up.
When you get to the site, you’ll see some featured “Physics Pictures” that include:
- Perfect Spheres to Test Einstein
- A Free Floating Plasma Orb or Squid Ghost
- Dust Devils on Mars!
Click on any one to learn more. Then, if you look at the menu on the right side of the screen, you’ll see a list of “Physics in Pictures by Topic” that includes:
- Atomic
- Biology and Medicine
- Chaos
- Computational
- Earth Science
- Light
- Matter
- Sound
- Space and the Universe
- Subatomic
Click on a topic to explore more. When you’re through, use the menu at the top of the screen and click on “Ask & Experiment.” You’ll be rewarded with experiments to try at home along with other activities sponsored by this website.
