Measuring the speed of light @ Home

Posted on January 13, 2008 by dikidee

Enjoy this great experiment showing how to measure the speed of light using ordinary household appliances.

(SPOILER: This does not involve opening the refrigerator door and waiting till the light switches on.)

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Zero gravity experiments: The future of science education?

Posted on November 22, 2007 by dikidee

These American science teachers are doing experiments in a low gravity situation inside of a modified Boeing 727. The experiments were designed together with their pupils in class.

One, Kim Snyder from Virginia Beach, has a balloon and a tape measure to test lung capacity in low gravity (she finds it harder to inflate the balloon [...]

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