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COVID-19 News
My younger daughter sent me the following link to a Washington Post article entitled "Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to 'flatten the curve'" which I feel is worth passing along to Science-1A students. I'm hoping that it can be viewed without any cost.
Virus Simulation
I'm sure you appreciate the connection between rabbit reproduction, our hydrogen-oxygen explosion, Walt Disney's ping-pong ball and mousetrap demonstration, nuclear bombs, and the current Coronavirus pandemic. When you understand one, it is much easier to understand the others. This is for your enlightenment. You will not be tested on it.
The following links have useful general information:
Clovis College COVID-19 Information Page
California Dept. of Public Health Web Site
Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Advice
Miscellaneous Links
Handouts and Links
Online Lecture and Lab Notes
Laboratory Activities
- Measurements and Falling Objects
- Rolling Objects and Pendulums
- Energy and Thermodynamics
- Waves
- Electricity: Multimeter Measurements and Simple Direct Current Circuits
- Electricity: Magnetism and Alternating Current Circuits
- Optics-Eye, Camera, Telescope, Microscope and Diffraction
- Bending electron beam, Camera Obscura, Sonic Booms, and Tsunamis
- Molecular Models - Simple Molecules
- Molecular Models - Fatty Acids, Soap, and Cell Walls
- Molecular Models - Sugars, Starch, and Cellulose
- Molecular Models - Amino Acids, Oxytocin Polypeptide, and Enzymes
- Molecular Models - Nucleic Acids and DNA
- Wet Chemistry and Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
- Radioactivity and Cosmic Rays
Quiz and Test Preparation
Last updated: June 22, 2021
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