• Physics Fact Book

• Mr. Batten's Waves & Sound Links (Selected Links that support our studies!)

• Mr. Batten's Electricity Links (Selected Links that ....)

• Glencoe (Our Textbook):  See how it can help you prepare and achieve results!

• Virtual Labs:  All kinds of physics candy.  Miss a lab?  Do pieces of it here virtually!

• Hyper Physics :  A great way to look at and study physics.  Are you missing the connection?  

• This site may help you put it all together.

• Zona Land:  A different look but, more physics!

• Mr. Young's Physics

• Mr. Proodian's Physic

• Morph Mr. Proodian

• Morph Mr. Young!

• Morph Mr. Wilson

• Download Media Players

Moon/Astronomy Corner

• Did We go to the Moon?  Here are the answers to some of the skeptical questions posed by the FOX Special.

• See a photo of the moon eclipsing the sun.

• See an animation of the moon eclipsing the sun

• Astronomy Picture of the Day  -It changes every day.  This is really cool!!!!!!

• Why does the moon appear larger on the horizon than when it is higher in the sky?

• How many hours of daylight will we get today?What phase is the moon in today?

• Universal Theory of Levity

Mr. Young's Links

• Morph Mr. Young!

• Mr. Young's Space Page     Hyperlink to Mr. Young's Electricity Page

• Hyperlink to Mr. Young's Waves and Light Page

Space Page

Earth:  Measuring it, proving Heliocentrism, proving it rotates on axis...etc

• How Eratosthenes Measured the Earth

• How the ancients tried to measure things like the size of Earth, distance to Sun...etc

• How to prove the Earth Spins on its axis (Focault's Pendulum)

• How to determine the distance between Sun and Earth

• How Cavendish determined "Big G"

• Galileo proves Heliocentrism by seeing the phases of Venus with Telescope

Retrograde Motion

• Retrograde Motion Explained

• Retrograde Motion Simulator

• Retrograde Motion Simulator II

How Thick is the Earth's "Skin" (atmosphere)

• Thinness 1         Thinness 2 (Ed White Space walk)    Thinness 3  (Gemini Rendezvous)  Thinness 4 (W/moon)

Moon

• All Things about the Moon

Earth and Moon

• Earth-Moon System seen from Space

• Shadow of moon upon the earth during a solar eclipse

Eclipses - Solar and Lunar

• How Eclipses Occur

• Megan Young and the Solar Eclipse of June 20, 2002

• Solar Eclipse of June 20, 2002

Calendar

• What does Astronomy have to do with the Calendar?

Rockets/Satellites

• How a Rocket Ship Blasts off from earth

• How do you put a satellite in orbit:  A visual explanation of Newton's Universal Gravity Idea

• How fast does a satellite have to go to reach escape velocity:  Mathematical Formula

• How a Rocket Ship Orbits the earth and then leaves it's gravity

• Geosynchronous Satellites -Artists conception of what they'd look like

• Geosynchronous Satellites - an actual photograph taken from the surface of the earth

• Definition of a Geosynchronous orbit

• Definition of a Geosynchronous orbit

Miscellaneous

• How do you measure the speed of light?

• Article about the Vomit Comet - How to simulate Zero Gravity here on Earth.

• Absorption Spectrum

Webpages to be used during lectures on Static Electricity

• How to Charge by Induction (Glenbrook gif)

• All of the Glenbrook Electrostatic Gifs

• How the Styrofoam plate/Aluminum plate capacitor works

• Multiple Demonstrations of Static Electricity Devices

• Electrostatic Applets

• How a Van De Graff Generator Works

• General Musings about Static Electricity

Static Electricity

On-Line Explanations

• Hyperphysics Explains Electricity

• More On-Line Explanations - When you get there, click on "table of Contents" and scroll down (way down) to "Science Trek" and click on the hyperlink: Electric Force.  There is a fabulous "discussion" with interactive demos there.  Sure to help you understand Electric Force.

• How to charge up an Electroscope - Cool interactive demo!

• How a Van De Graff Generator Works 

• The physics classroom:  An explanation of Static Electricity  

• What is the difference between static and current electricity?  

• how lightning works  

• How does the Shocker Work?

On-Line Demonstrations

Specific Concept Demonstrations

• Exploratorium demo page.  Demos you can do in class or at home  

• static electricity demo page  

General Demonstrations - A bunch of different concepts

• On-Line Java Applet Demonstrations

• Electricity Demonstrations

Current Electricity

On-Line Explanations

• Hyperphysics Explains Electricity

The following are from the Basic Car Audio Tutorial on-line.  I put together the most important ones

• Visual demonstration of voltage

• Visual demonstration of amperage - visual demo

• Change in resistance and Voltage, changes flow - visual demo

• Charges flowing through a light bulb - visual demo

• Power Calculations

• How does a Circuit Breaker Work?

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• More On-Line Explanations

• Great Website to Explain current electricity

• Lightbulbs and Wattage Help 

• Capacitor Help

• DC Circuits Help I

•   Resistors Help 

On-Line Demonstrations

Specific Concept Demonstrations

• Capacitors in Series and Parallel Applet

• Resistors in Series and Parallel Applet

• circuit analysis 

• On-Line circuit builder

• Resistors in series and parallel.  Interactive with answers 

General Demonstrations - A bunch of different concepts

• On-Line Java Applet Demonstrations

• Electricity Demonstrations

Magnetism

On-Line Explanations

• Hyperphysics Explains Magnetism

• Why Transformers "hum"

• Magnetism site:  This is the BEST  I highly recommend you read this as we go through this chapter!

• Magnetism site:  What do magnetic fields look like

• Magnetism site:  How to build a pendulum magnet

Electromagnetic Induction

• Great interactive site that demonstrates electromagnetic induction principles

• Electromagnetic Induction in a Coil of wire in a fluctuating magnetic field

• Electromagnetic Induction in a wire in a fluctuating magnetic field

• Electromagnetic Induction

• How a motor Works

• Electromagnetism demos for the classroom

H E Y !   M R .  W I L S O N 

Website by Duncan Wilson

Page last updated January 07, 2012

The links on this page connect students to resources, which are recommended because of their educational content and value. I do not intend your child to visit any pages beyond those to which I have provided specific links. We recommend that you supervise/monitor your child's Internet activity at all times.