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How will you define Optics?: Optics: Applied and Interdisciplinary Physics: Optics is the study of light. It is part of a branch of science called physics which involves...
[10/8/2012] Raynham, Ma , USA
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TAGS: Optics, Applied and Interdisciplinary Physics, Study of Light, Branch of Science, Physics, Behaviour and Properties of Light, Practical Applications of Optics
High school student makes amazing discovery: Growing up, Cecilia McGough thought it would be neat to discover something, but she never imagined it would be a pulsar...
[10/3/2012] Green Bank, West Virginia , USA
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: High School Student, Amazing Discovery, Cecilia McGough, Pulsar, Strasburg High Schools Pulsar Search Collaboratory, Drift Scan Data, Dying Star, Data Plots, High School Senior, Discovery of Pulsars
Sneaky Thinking Skills: Example 4: What major scientific blunder did Shakespeare include in his play Twelfth Night...
[9/7/2012]
CATEGORY: Thinking Skills
TAGS: Major Scientific Blunder, Shakespeare, Play, Twelfth Night, Identical Twins, Viola and Sebastian
Edmonton teacher to fight suspension received for giving grades of zero: An Edmonton teacher says he plans to fight the suspension he received for going against his school’s policy not to give grades of zero...
[6/1/2012] Edmonton , Canada
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Edmonton Teacher, Fight Suspension, Grades of Zero, Lynden Dorval, Physics Teacher, Ross Sheppard High School, Edmonton Public School System, Marks of Zero, Behaviour Codes, Formative Assessments, Marks Program, Zeros to Students
German teen solves centuries-old math problem: A 16-year-old in Germany who solved a centuries-old math problem credited his accomplishment to schoolboy naivety...
[5/23/2012] Dresden , Germany
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: German Teen, Centuries Old Math Problem, 16 Year Old, Accomplishment, Schoolboy Naivety, Shouryya Ray, Pair of Fundamental Particle Dynamics Problems, Isaac Newton, Calculate Flight Path of Ball
Who was Albert Einstein?: Albert Einstein: Greatest Scientist: Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) was a German born physicist and mathematician. He became a Swiss citizen...
[4/20/2012] Wilbraham, Massachusetts , USA
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TAGS: Albert Einstein, German Born Physicist, Mathematician, Swiss Citizen, American Citizen, One of Greatest Scientists, Special Theory of Relativity, General Theory of Relativity, Professor at Zurich University, Nobel Prize
How will you define Velocity?: Velocity: Kinematics: In physics, velocity is speed in a given direction. Velocity measures speed in a particular direction...
[2/26/2012] Hermiston, OR. , USA
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TAGS: Velocity, Kinematics, Physics, Speed, Speed and Direction, Objects Motion, Constant Velocity
How will you define Gamma ray?: Nuclear Physics: Radiation: Gamma Rays: Gamma ray is an electromagnetic ray. (Light is another sort of electromagnetic radiation...
[10/25/2011] Venetia, PA. , USA
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TAGS: Gamma Ray, Electromagnetic Ray, Gamma Rays, Short Wavelengths, Radioactive Elements, Harmful Radiation
How will you define Radiation?: Fundamental Physics Concept: Forms of Radiation: Radiation is rays of particles or waves, traveling from a source. The radiation given...
[9/29/2011] Pittsburgh, PA. , U.S.A.
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TAGS: Radiation, Rays, Particles or Waves, Traveling From Source, Forms of Radiation
How will you define a Quark?: Quarks: Fundamental Physics Concepts: Quark is thought to be a subatomic particle. Atoms are made up of particles called electrons...
[9/27/2011] Greensburg, IN. , U.S.A.
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TAGS: Quark, Subatomic Particle, Atoms, Electrons, Neutrons and Protons, Quarks, Types of Quarks, Up and Down Quarks, Heavier Quarks