by msander | Feb 26, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
Objects that fly faster than the speed of sound (like really fast planes) create a shock wave accompanied by a thunder-like noise: the sonic boom. These epic sounds can cause distress to people and animals and even damage nearby buildings. Katerina Kaouri details how...
by msander | Feb 9, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RL4ZRQDpYY&w=728&h=408] Could We Detect Parallel Universes? Somewhere out there, there might be a different version of you—or maybe trillions of different yous. How could that be? String theory suggests that other...
by msander | Feb 9, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
Can a penny dropped from a building kill a pedestrian below? The MythBusters have the answer. | For more MythBusters, visit...
by msander | Feb 5, 2015 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Snowflakes are infinitely beautiful, but are they infinitely unique? Here’s all the science behind Earth’s favorite cold crystal. Follow the author on Twitter: @jtotheizzoe Email author: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook:...
by msander | Feb 2, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
Armed with a large neodymium magnet, an aluminium tube and a set of scales, Andy explores the interaction of forces generated as the magnet falls and the effect these forces have on the objects’ weight. Explore more Tales from the Prep Room and let us know in...
by msander | Jan 26, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
After much work poring over previous research and working out new formulations, a physicist writes an equation she thinks best describes the behavior of tiny particles—or colliding supernovas. Are such equations inventions or discoveries? It’s an interesting...
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