Science in Action: Physicist

Learn about the world of physics and explore what physicists do. In this interactive tutorial, you'll discover where they work and what kinds of questions they try to answer. 
Resource ID#: 175706 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, CERN, Particle accelerator, physicists, physics, astronomers, Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Eistein, Plank, Kamerlingh Onnes, Chadwick, Wigner, Rubin, relativity, quantum mechanics, astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear physics, optics, plasma physics, thermodynamics, crystallography, biophysics, astronomy
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8

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