Amusement park rides use physics laws to simulate danger, while the rides themselves are typically very safe. This site provides additional resources, including a glossary of terms, for the student as well as additional lesson plans for the teacher. Illusions are a very nice window into how the brain works, because illusions can reveal the hidden constraints of the visual system in a way that normal perception fails to do so. Java and shockwave may be required to view some of the illusions. Voice Oscilloscope Download a voice oscilloscope for your classroom activities, maybe physics or physical science.
Students can observe the frequency and amplitude of their own voices, and print their voiceprint.
The program is very flexible and easy to use. For Macintosh only. Find out at this wonderfully creative, interactive physics site. Physics Fizzle Games illustrate vector addition, vetor analyzing,projectile motion, orbit exporing, and the pendulum. Newton's Laws of Motion Quiz yourself on Isaac Newton's three famous laws of motion.