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Research Option 1: What are stars? |
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This involves the examination of the birth, life and death of stars in the universe. Students explore how the properties of starlight can provide information, including the star's distance from the Earth, its temperature, composition, age and future.
ABC Science: How do scientists use light to study stars and planets?
NASA: How do stars form and evolve?
Research Option 2: Is there life beyond Earth's Solar System? |
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Consider the likelihood of life, including intelligent life beyond the Solar System, the methods used to find suitably habitable planets,and how the search for life beyond the Solar System is conducted.
This is an easy to navigate website discussing many of the aspects needed to be covered in this area under consideration.
From the online news blog, "The Conversation": The search for planets around other star systems has been going on for decades and the results are now coming in thick and fast. This series will look at some of the techniques astronomers use to find these exoplanets.
Duration: 15:10 min
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Research Option 3: How do heavy objects fly? |
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How do different forces affect flight? How are the principles of aerodynamics and flight control utilised in the design and operation of aircraft?
NASA: The four forces of flight
NASA: Student Site: The dynamics of flight An easy to follow site explaining aerodynamics on aircraft.
Live Science: what is aerodynamics?
RMIT: Theories of flight This article includes formulae.
Duration: 7:43 min
Duration: 11:39 min
Research Option 4: How is radiation used to maintain health? |
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How are the use of electromagnetic radiation and particle radiation applied in medical diagnosis and treatment?
Duration: 3:17 min
Duration: 3:00 min
Uses and dangers of radioactivity
Radioactivity has many uses but it can also cause problems. Ionising radiation can cause significant problems with damage to cell structures. Nuclear waste has also been a concern to scientists.
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