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Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: cwv , commonwealth of virginia
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:09 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
VA Introduction
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This chapter addresses our changing understanding of gravitation and introduces the student to a few interesting areas of astronomy and cosmology including dark matter and dark energy.
Categories: Kinematics , Newton's First Law , Inertia , Newton's Second Law
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: vera rubin , big bang , dark energy , dark matter
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:09 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
Toward Understanding Gravitation.
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This chapter is a short non-mathematical course introducing high school physics students and interested non-scientists to the physics of the atomic nucleus and to phenomena associated with nuclear fission.
Categories: Science , Physics , Atomic and Nuclear Physics , Atom
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: nuclear fusion , nuclear physics , nuclear reactor , nuclear fission
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:09 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
Nuclear Energy
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The first part of this chapter helps explain a couple of the remaining fundamental questions of physics: What are the building blocks of matter and what are the forces that hold these particles together?
Categories: Science , Physics , Properties of Matter , The Atomic Nature of Matter
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: neutrons , leptons , quarks , particle accelerators
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
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This chapter explains current experiments in particle physics, the large particle colliders, and other equipment and instrumentation used in attempts to tease data to validate or reject several emerging theories.
Categories: Science , Physics , Mechanics , Energy
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: interference , doppler effect , biophysics , ultrasound
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
The Standard Model and Beyond
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This chapter has been cast into a series of 11 major questions in an effort to lead the student through an understanding of how modern physics came about, some of its components, some lingering problems in its theories, and some of its implications.
Categories: Physics , Special Relativity , Atomic and Nuclear Physics , Quantum
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: ruhterford , relativity , einstein , nuclear physics
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 14, 2011 11:00 AM
A Brief Synopsis of Modern Physics
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The chapter explores nanoscience, the discovery and study of novel phenomena at the molecular scale (between 10 and 100nm) and the creation of new concepts to describe them.
Categories: Science , Physics , Atomic and Nuclear Physics , Quantum
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: nanoeducation , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , quantum dots
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
Nanoscience
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This chapter addresses major medical imaging technologies and their foundations in physics, specifically ultrasound. Today we have access to incredibly advanced non-invasive imaging technology for the analysis of our health.
Categories: Light , Sound and Light , Physics , Properties of Matter
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: commonwealth of virginia , cwv , doppler effect , interference
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 14, 2011 11:00 AM
Biophysics (Medical Imaging)
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In this chapter we identify the terms used to characterize motion and study the work done by one or more forces on one or more bodies in order to determine the types of energy involved.
Categories: Science , Physics , Mechanics , Energy
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: position , instantaneous acceleration , average acceleration , linear motion
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 14, 2011 11:00 AM
Kinematics: Motion, Work, and Energy
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This chapter presents 15 physics experiments that utilize 21st century technology to conduct investigations that can be used in the high school classroom. The PASCO Xplorer GLX handheld interface is highlighted with downloadable labs hyperlinked throughout the chapter.
Categories: Science , Physics , Mechanics , Energy
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: commonwealth of virginia , cwv , data analysis , data collection
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
Laboratory Activities
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This chapter provides an introduction to random walks, which are important in statistical physics as well as many other fields.
Categories: Physics , Mathematics , Statistics and Probability , Probability
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: statistics , physics , cwv , statistical physics
Created: Jan. 19, 2010 11:04 AM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 05:51 AM
Statistical Physics and Random Walks
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This chapter presents several examples of how physics content can be taught using modeling and simulation. Modeling and simulation have been used for design, test, evaluation, and training in the industry for several decades.
Categories: Science , Physics , Newton's Second Law , Mathematics
Grades: 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: newton , light , laser , pendulum
Created: Sep. 17, 2009 09:10 PM
Last Edited: Apr. 14, 2011 11:00 AM
Modeling and Simulation in the Physics Classroom
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It is valuable to model and simulate complex systems to better understand how they work and improve their design. Physical laws and assumptions are applied using a computer program to simulate the motion of NASA’s Launch Abort System.
Categories: Kinematics , Acceleration , Free Fall , Speed
Grades: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Organizations: CK-12 Foundation
Tags: 2d , two dimensions , projectile , euler’s method
Created: Sep. 02, 2010 09:41 AM
Last Edited: Mar. 15, 2012 06:21 AM
Modeling and Simulating NASA's Launch Abort System
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The CK-12 21st Century Physics FlexBook is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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