PHYSICS FOR TEACHERS

Quotable Quotes

Pick a flower on earth and you move the farthest star!
                           ----- Paul Dirac
Physics Article of  The Week
Sizing Up Nature's Denizen
Ever wonder why insects as big as an eagle can't exist in nature?
From insects to blue whale, various constraints dictate  an organism's size.
Physics Challenge:
For this activity, you will need the following materials:

     - marbles of two different sizes
     - two indentical glass beakers
Fill the the first beaker to the brim with small marbles and and then fill the second beaker to the brim with the larger marbles.

This is the challenge:  Which glass has the larger volume of empty space? Try it. You will be surprised!
My Favorite Links:
PERC
Physics 2000
Physics by Giancoli
Physics by Tipler
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Answer to the challenge will be posted next week!!!
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Mr. Bautista
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