energy
Energy, it's vital for everything we do - but what is it and where does it come from? For our final Einstein Year theme page we have gathered together a bundle of resources for you to investigate the energy in your life.
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Debates with a Difference - Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Waste If you would like to hold your own debate then you can download the material developed to accompany the debates online here. | |||
| Human Cannonball Where does energy come from, where does it go and how much TNT would you need to fire a human cannonball across a canyon? These are just some of the questions answered with the Royal Institution Inside Out science pages full of info and games. |
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Energy Ninjas Try to control those energy ninjas as they "encourage" people to reduce CO2 emmissions, stop naughty Dads wasting energy (and money) in Smartarse and watch how a bug battery could work. These are just some of the activities that you can have a go with at the Science Museum energy pages.
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| Joules How did a man called Joule go from brewing beer to having an unit of energy named after him? Find out with this interactive from the Museum of Science and Industry and recreate Joule's experiment online. |
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More Links This article from the Exploratorium explains what energy is and how it is converted - and why you have to hold your hand above your head whilst reading about it.Want to see what energy is involved on a roller coaster ride? Find out with How Stuff Works. Once you've mastered roller coaster energy you can apply your physics skills to build you own roller coaster. Try this game - you are on your way to a group of islands for a free Club 11 - 14 holiday - but there's a catch. You have to help solve the energy problems that each island you visit are having through a series of games and puzzles. See if you can make it onto the high score table with Energy Quest. Finally, have an online debate about nuclear energy issues against a computer playing the Devil's Advocate. | ||||
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