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The click

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To show how charged particles make a sound.

The fall of the Tunguska meteorite

One of the mysterious events in the “life” of our planet is the fall of the Tunguska meteorite, which took place in the early morning of 30 June 1908 in the area of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, in Eastern Siberia.

The formation of dew

You have probably seen small drops of water on grass, plants and trees shining in the early hours of the morning.

The Greek alphabet

Letters Letter name A α alpha B β beta Γ γ gamma Δ δ delta E ε epsilon Z ζ zeta Η η eta Θ θ theta I ι iota K κ kappa Λ λ lambda M μ mu N ν nu Ξ ξ xi O ο omicron Π π pi Ρ ρ rho Σ σς sigma Τ τ tau Υ υ upsilon Φ φ phi Χ χ c…

The helicopter

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To find out how the weight of a paper helicopter affects its speed of rotation.

The hot rubber band

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To see that energy can pass from one form into another.

The magnet draws

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To show the pattern that magnetic fields form around magnets of different shapes.

The melting of the ice in Greenland

Over the last two decades the loss of ice from the Greenland ice sheet has increased fourfold and has contributed to the global rise in sea level.

The Naga fireballs

Despite the ever-rising level of technological development, there remain in nature inexplicable, little-studied phenomena.

The pendulum

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To establish how the length of a pendulum affects the time of a single swing.

The relation between units of mass

Units of mass kg Mt t q g mg u 1 kg 1 10 -9 10 -3 0.01 10 3 10 6 6.02·10 26 1 Mt 10 9 1 10 6 10 7 10 12 10 15 6.02·10 35 1 t 10 3 10 -6 1 10 10 6 10 9 6.02·10 29 1 q 100 10 -7 0.1 1 10 5 10 8 6.02·10 28 1 g 10 -3 10 -12 …

The relation between units of time

Units of time s Ms d h min µs ns 1 s 1 10 -6 1.16·10 -5 2.78·10 -4 1.67·10 -2 10 6 10 9 1 Ms 10 6 1 11.6 278 1.67·10 4 10 12 10 15 1 d 86 400 8.64·10 -2 1 24 1440 8.64·10 10 8.64·10 13 1 h 3 600 3.6·10 -3 0.04167 1 60 3.…

The relation between units of velocity

Units of velocity m/s km/s cm/s m/min km/h kn 1 m/s 1 10 -3 100 60 3.6 1.94 1 km/s 10 3 1 10 -5 6·10 4 3600 1940 1 cm/s 0.01 10 5 1 0.6 0.036 1.94·10 -2 1 m/min 1.67·10 -2 1.67·10 -5 1.67 1 0.06 3.24·10 -2 1 km/h 0.278 2…

The sounding cup

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To compare the speed of sound in solids and in air.

The spray

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To find out how a spray works.

The steel barrier

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To find out how metals affect a magnetic field.

The swing

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To find out how to balance a swing when one person is heavier than the other.