Stars
E2-53: STELLAR EVOLUTION - HYDROGEN BURNING
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Provides models for hydrogen burning to produce helium in stars via the proton-proton chain.
E2-50: PULSAR MODEL - FLASHLIGHTS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate beaming pattern of pulsars and pulsed binary X-ray sources.
E2-49: PULSAR MODEL - RADIOWAVES
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the changing field pattern from a rotating dipole.
E2-47: TWINKLING STAR
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show how air currents cause the "twinkling" of a star.
E2-46: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - SPHERES
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate the orbits of stars in an eclipsing binary.
E2-45: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - LIGHTS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show how we view a rotating binary star.
E2-44: BINARY STAR MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate the orbital motion of a binary star system.
E2-43: ROTATING STAR FIELD
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the apparent motion of the night sky.
E2-12: FUSION MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Demonstrate how nuclei attract each other if they come close enough together.
E2-11: SOLAR PLASMA MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Mass driver and ring heater show coronal holes and coronal heating.
E1-21: GRAVITATIONAL LENS OPTICAL MODEL
Category: E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose:
Demonstrate optical characteristics of a gravitational lens.
P4-62: CHAIN REACTION - MOUSE TRAP VIDEO
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Model of uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.
P4-61: CHAIN REACTION MODEL
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrate a molecular chain reaction, either controlled or uncontrolled.
E2-41: TRANSPARENT CELESTIAL GLOBE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate some relationships between the earth, the sun, and certain heavenly bodies
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P4-01: Radiation Monitor (Geiger Counter)
Demonstrate radioactivity, the Geiger counter, and some differences between alpha, beta, and gamma radiation Read More
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P4-03: RADON DETECTION
Demonstrate that radioactive radon daughters are present in the air Read More
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P4-04: COSMIC RAYS
Demonstrate the existence of cosmic rays. Read More
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P4-05: PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE - LARGE
Show them what a large photomultiplier tube looks like. Read More
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P4-06 RADIOACTIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Show some consumer products and naturally occurring materials that are weakly radioactive Read More
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P4-07: SHRINK TUBE - IRRADIATED POLYMER
Demonstrate properties of shrink tube. Read More
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P4-08: IONIZATION SMOKE ALARM
Demonstrate how a smoke alarm works. Read More
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P4-11 RADIOACTIVE DECAY - DICE
Illustrates the radioactive decay of a sample of nuclei. Shows how a half-life is determined
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P4-21: NUCLIDES CHART
Use chart of the nuclides in small class groups. Read More
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P4-31: CLOUD CHAMBER - INDIVIDUAL VIEWING
Observe alpha and beta particle paths with a cloud chamber. Read More
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P4-33: BUBBLE CHAMBER TRACKS - THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEWMASTER
Allow individual viewing of bubble chamber tracks in three dimensions. Read More
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P4-41: RUTHERFORD SCATTERING MODEL
Show difference in scattering from the Thompson and Rutherford models of the nucleus. Read More
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P4-51: MILLIKAN OIL DROP MODEL
Demonstrate geometry for the Millikan oil drop experiment. Read More
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P4-61: CHAIN REACTION MODEL
Demonstrate a molecular chain reaction, either controlled or uncontrolled. Read More
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P4-62: CHAIN REACTION - MOUSE TRAP VIDEO
Model of uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction. Read More
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