Websites to support National 5 Physics assignment topics
Crumple zones
http://www.plastics-car.com/Todays-Automobiles/Automotive-Safety/Physics-in-theCrumple-Zone-2.html
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-crumple-zones-work-7112.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumple_zone
http://autoracing1.com/MarkC/2001/0226CrumpleZones.htm
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269601/rrcgb
-2012-complete.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annualreport-2012
http://cyclehelmets.org/papers/p787.pdf (Complex but contains relevant data)
Heat shields
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/584728main_Wings-ch4b-pgs182-199.pdf
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/overall-heat-transfer-coefficients-d_284.html - Quite
messy
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-metals-d_858.html - Thermal
conductivity for metals
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-plastics-d_1786.html - Thermal
conductivity in plastics (W/m.K)
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_thermal_protection_system# - What is the
purpose of Thermal Protection System.
Background Information
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/heat+shield
http://www.geek.com/science/2200f-space-shuttle-heat-tiles-wont-burn-your-bare-hands1559855/
http://www.airspacemag.com/how-things-work/shuttle-tiles-12580671/
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/tiles.html#.VCvZRGKCOSM
http://science.howstuffworks.com/apollo-spacecraft7.htm
Orbital period of Satellites
1. Database of satellites - Union of
Scientists website
Concerned
http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_weapons_and_global_security/solutions/spaceweapons/ucs-satellite-database.html#.VCvNr0s51g0
Data can be downloaded as an excel spreadsheet for analysis
2. Moons of planets as satellites
http://www.windows2universe.org/our_solar
_system/moons_table.html
List of all natural satellites in solar system
with orbital period, mass and distance from
planet
3. Moons of Jupiter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter
More detailed list of data for Jupiter’s moons
4. The distances and the length of the years (period) of the various satellites of Jupiter
http://www.applet-magic.com/bode2.htm
5. Live Satellite Tracking http://www.n2yo.com/satellites/
Information on satellites
6. Period of exoplanets from Kepler Space
Telescope
http://astrobites.org/2012/02/29/keplershabitable-worlds/
Ultraviolet
1. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/types/skin/incidence/ukskin-cancer-incidence-statistics
2. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/incidence/risk/
3. http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/skin-cancer-facts
4. http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/skin-cancer-and-skin-of-color
5. http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/sunscreen.pdf
6. http://www.crondallweather.co.uk/uvindex.html#.VCvIj_ldURk
7. http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/uv-data - this is very advanced data (here’s the page
explaining the data taken: http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/research/ozone-uv/)
8. http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/uv-index-graphs
9. http://www.osmosisskincare.com/harmonizedwaters.aspx
10. http://www.bad.org.uk/for-the-public/skin-cancer/drinkable-sunscreen
Link Number and page title
1. Skin cancer incidence
statistics
2. Lifetime risk of cancer
3. Skin cancer facts
4. Skin cancer and skin
color
5. Sunscreen: the burning
facts
6. UV Index Definitions and
Current Readings
7. UV Radiation Data
8. UV Index Graphs
9. Osmosis Harmonized
Water UV Neutralizer
Releases Clinical Trial
Results
10. A response to drinkable
sunscreen claims
Details
Lots of tables of data, most of which can be downloaded as
PDFs, Excel spreadsheets or PowerPoints. Sample data
downloaded from this site has been included in the folder.
Data on risks of cancer throughout life - more general cancer
but at least one table that outlines likelihood of types of
cancer including malignant melanoma.
American site that discusses facts on skin cancer - lots of
bullet points, may be good for creating a table from
information.
Site containing tables and graphs of skin cancer related to
skin colour.
A PDF (this is saved into the folder) - contains a graph of spf
vs UVB protection, also a table containing the chemical
composition of common sunscreens - this document is also
very helpful for background physics / impact on society and
environment
A site that contains the latest UV index forecast for London
for the next 7 days, also a graph of skin damage for different
time ranges and a map showing the UV index across the UK
UV radiation data can be downloaded in the following manner
under different headings: as raw data ("Measured UV data
can be downloaded as zip files"); as UV indexes for particular
periods ("UV Index Data"); as daily plots of UV indexes ("UV
Index Daily Plots"); and as annual plots ("UV Annual Plots").
Some of the data is advanced but some is excellent
(particularly the UV Index Data). Sample data downloaded
from this site has been included in the folder.
Use the interactive menus and graphing tool below to create
graphs of the UV index for the available sites and time
periods - could be used to compare different days of the year
or different locations across UK
A site pertaining to provide details on a clinical trial of the
'World's first drinkable sunscreen'.
The British Association of Dermatologists response to
drinkable sunscreen - this also has links to articles from the
Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph describing drinkable
sunscreen.