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Ohm's law simulation

battery resistor circuit

resistance in a wire sim

conductors, insulators, photoconductors site 2

conductors, insulators, photoconductors site 1

Raging Planet: Lightning

This video describes the regions of highest occurrence, research, dangers, and safety precautions for lightning. Watch the video and answer the assigned questions.

Binoculars

Use the link to answer the following questions in your journal or notes.

https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/high-tech-gadgets/binoculars-buying-guide1.htm

What are the parts of binoculars?
How do binoculars increase the magnification the lens can provide?
What is the meaning of the two numbers used in describing binoculars, such as 7 X 40?

$refracting telescope$

This refracting telescope has convex lenses (larger objective lens and smaller eyepiece lens) which gather more light than the eye can collect on its own, refract the light, and form an image of a distant object which is brighter, larger, and clearer than the object being observed.

view from highest point in TX-McDonald Observatory

View from highest point in Texas; 6791 feet above sea level; McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, TX

$Radio telescope at McDonald\'s Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas$

One of the radio telescopes at McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas

Observatory at the highest elevation in Texas

This telescope is located at the highest elevation in Texas (approximately 1 mile).

Drive up to one of the McDonald Observatory telescopes

Drive up to one of the telescopes at UT's McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas

Landscape around McDonald Observatory, Ft. Davis, Texas

View of surrounding landscape from UT's McDonald Observatory close to Ft. Davis, Texas

lenses introduction

Scanning the Skies: The Discovery Channel Telescope

This video describes the process of site selection, component functions, and construction of a telescope. Watch the video and answer the questions provided by your teacher.

pre AP Physics (Period 5)