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Sinclair Mackenzie•mrmackenzie.co.uk

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K-12

Podcast to support Mr. Mackenzie's Intermediate 2 Physics course at Thurso High School.

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how satellites rule our world

BBC2 showed a really good programme about satellites last night. This screenshot showing a satellite passing over the Highlands is taken from about 17 minutes into the show. Click on the picture to visit the BBC’s own page about the documentary. It was quite eye-opening to see just how much modern society relies on satellite ... Read more

Mar 26, 2012•1 sec

dropping a slinky

Ria asked if a slinky really stops in mid air when it is released. Eoin helped us to find out the answer. It’s easier to see what happens if you watch a slow motion version. Or even slower motion. ... Read more

Mar 02, 2012•16 sec

decommissioning Dounreay – Bang Goes the Theory

This week’s episode of Band Goes the Theory was about the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Part of the programme was filmed at Dounreay, where Dallas investigated the methods being used to decontaminate the site. You can watch the part about Dounreay by playing this clip. The whole programme is available for download using the link ... Read more

Oct 05, 2011•29 min

very large telescope

I found a brilliant timelapse video on the Popular Science site. It shows the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at work in Chile. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpeM3fxJoQ Here are some VLT links to explore wikipedia entry the VLT website series of images from the BBC the VLT’s laser guide ESO’s top 10 discoveries You can get a pdf summary ... Read more

May 30, 2011•1 sec

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