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Interactive Online Science

Physics KS3

A wealth of over 60 interactive topics and simulated
experiments. An ideal resource for improving
investigative skills.Topic areas include:

Earth in Space
Night and day • The seasons • Phases of the moon • Solar eclipse • Solar system •
Satellites • How a satellite orbit works
Motion
Measuring speed • Distance time graphs
Forces
Unbalanced forces • Force and acceleration • Skydiving • Levers • Moments •
Friction • Car stopping distance • Stretching effects
Light
Reflection at a plane mirror • Image formation by plane mirrors • Colour mixing •
Seeing objects in coloured light • Refraction • How your eyes work • How a camera works •
Image formation by a lens
Electricity
Electric circuits • Model for current • Model for voltage Force and acceleration simulation
Magnets
What is attracted to a magnet? • Forces between magnets • Permanent magnets •
Magnetic field of a straight wire • Magnetic field of a coil • The Earth’s magnetic field
Electromagnets
Strength of an electromagnet • Electric bell • Relay
Sound
How is sound produced? • How are different sounds made? • How we hear sound
Solids, Liquids and Gases
Particle model for solids, liquids and gasses • Pressure in a gas • Diffusion
Heat and Temperature
What is temperature? • Thermometers • Temperature scales • Comparing bunsen
How we hear sound simulation
flames • Changes of state
Expansion
Expansion of solids • Bimetallic strips • Expansion of liquids and solids
Heat Transfer
Convection • Land and sea breezes • Conduction • Radiation (absorption) •
Model for heat conduction
Energy
Sources of energy • Energy transfer • Power stations • Hydroelectric power stations

Electric circuits: bulbs in series simulation
Online version: this title is part of
the Science Resource Pack on pages 4-5.

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