Monthly Archives: November 2016

Paper Atom Decoration on a Christmas Tree
Making paper snowflakes is a holiday tradition. Why not “science” up your holidays by making atom paper snowflakes? Making atom paper snowflakes requires only a single sheet of paper, scissors, and paper folding skills. Here are instructions for making the atoms and a template you can print, fold, and cut […]

Make Atom Paper Snowflakes

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Chemistry up your Christmas celebration with this periodic table Christmas tree. This Christmas tree contains all 118 elements of the periodic table including the proposed names of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118. Each tile contains the element’s number, symbol, and name. Wear Your Own Chemis-tree (or enjoy a coffee) […]

Periodic Table Christmas Tree

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Time Dilation - Relativity Example Problem
Special relativity theory introduced an interesting notion about time. Time does not pass at the same rate for moving frames of reference. Moving clocks run slower than clocks in a stationary frame of reference. This effect is known as time dilation. To calculate this time difference, a Lorentz transformation is […]

Moving Clocks Run Slower – Time Dilation

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