Monday, November 22, 2010

Marsh Tower Physics

On Friday, the Physics class took a field trip to the Sheboygan Marsh to take measurements of objects dropped from the top of the Marsh Tower.  It was chilly and windy, but well worth the temporary numbness. 


Dropping a baseball


Calculating the height of the tower

Photos courtesy of Mr. McGill.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Cool story about gamma ray emissions from the center of our galaxy!