Newton`s Cannon
Isaac Newton thought this experiment up about firing a cannon ball from a cannon.
Check out this movie. Roll your mouse over Isaac`s picture to get more info.
9Nov
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Story of the Atom.
Here is a little podcast you can download to find out about the story of the atom.
12Jan
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Helpmyphysics Podcast 12
Summer holidays are coming and lets hope the sun shines every day. In this podcast Mr. Mallon takes a look at the structure of our nearest star called the Sun.
Granny physics reviews another science book from her new shed. Danny Boyle`s science fiction dvd Sunshine is discussed and Mr Mallon remembers the 40th anniversary of the moonlandings of 1969.
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17Jun
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Helpmyphysics Podcast 11
In this Podcast Mr Mallon takes alook at heat and temperature; is there a difference?
Did you know that the world nearly missed the first moonlanding in 1969? Mr Mallon revues the movie that tells the story of the near miss in the movie called The Dish.
Granny Physics tells us what science book she will be reading this summer and Daniel McDade and Kallum Shields of St Andrew`s High School Coatbridge share some science facts with us.
Finally there is an update on Phoenix, the Mars digger!
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27Jun
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Helpmyphysics Podcast 10
In this show Mr Mallon tells the story of the atom from Democritus right the way up to Neils Bohr. Great revision for your Higher Physics.
Granny Physics hands over to Cassie McDonald and Chloe Selkirk where they review a cracking good science book.
And finally Mr Mallon poses the question of UFOs and visiting aliens.
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George`s secret key to the universe.
Music from the show:
Theme tune from Fireball XL5 by Don Spencer.
UFO tv series
The movie The Day the Earth Stood Still
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7May
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Helpmyphysics podcast 09
In this show Mr Mallon takes a look at how vital it is to reduce speed on the roads, it is pure physics and saves lives.
Mars is being invaded as we speak… by us! In the spacezone we look at the mission to mars which is looking for water.
A surprise guest makes a comeback! Yes she is back: the one and only Granny Physics.
Music in the show:
- Drive by Jimmie Bratcher
- The War of the Worlds Trailer
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19Oct
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Helpmyphysics Podcast 08
In this show Mr Mallon gives advice on what to do with the grades you have achieved in your physics exams.
In the SpaceZone look out for the King of the Planets and a shower from space this August.
Mr Mallon talks about the physics books he has read this summer.
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Music in the show: Physics for Two by Drew Vicks
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31Jul
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Helpmyphysics Podcast 07
In this podcast:
- Cells & batteries. Why they don’t always give the voltage written on the battery.
- Ultrasound: Images using echoes.
- Constellations. Images with the stars.
- Music in the show:
- Charge by Seven Thousand miles
- Stars by Bree Noble
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28Jan
Helpmyphysics Podcast 06
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In this podcast:
- Is a force necessary to keep objects moving?
- Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone.
- Meteors and shooting stars.
- Music in the show:
- No force by Red Planet
- Shooting stars by Reel
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10Dec
Helpmyphysics Podcast 05
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In this podcast:
- Why do elements and filaments heat and light up when the flex doesn’t.
- Projectiles: Lets shoot the monkey!
- Space Zone: What is an equinox?
- Music in the show:
- Only Smile by The JellyBricks
- Space Monkey by Jim Hodgson
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27Sep
