[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] OT: Recommended Web Sites for Middle School Science Questions

[Michael M.]

On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 14:42 -0700, Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> Dan Young wrote:
> > On 8/5/07, Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> Can any recommend some good web sites to send an inquisitive middle
> >> schooler to? On his own, he came up with the question of whether a
> >> marble you throw in the car travels only as fast as you throw it, or
> >> does the speed of the car have any effect. He asked my sister, so I have
> >> until next Sunday to refine my answer, and come up with other resources
> >> for him.
> >> 
> >> BTW, I know that the answer includes the speed of the car. I'm just
> >> looking for a good way to explain it to him.
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GYywkoaZCk
> > Domo arigato!
> 
> Excellent! A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when those
> words are in Japanese! But, it does demonstrate that the speed of the
> truck is added to the speed of the object thrown. In this case
> subtracted, since the baseball is shot backwards relative to the
> direction of travel of the truck.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

An award-winning website with answers to all kinds of questions on all
kinds of subjects kids (and adults) come up with is
http://www.howstuffworks.com/


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Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA
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