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Escape from Planet Earth

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

How fast would you have to throw a ball upwards so that it would never land?

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The Ultra Particle

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Explore the energy of this incredibly energetic particle which struck Earth on October 15th 1991

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Powerfully Fast

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Explore the power of aeroplanes, spaceships and horses.

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Lunar Leaper

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Gravity on the Moon is about 1/6th that on the Earth. A pole-vaulter 2 metres tall can clear a 5 metres pole on the Earth. How high a pole could he clear on the Moon?

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Sweeping Satellite

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Derive an equation which describes satellite dynamics.

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Go Spaceship Go

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

Show that even a very powerful spaceship would eventually run out of overtaking power

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High Jumping

Stage: 4 and 5

How high can a high jumper jump? How can a high jumper jump higher without jumping higher? Read on...

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Light Weights

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

See how the weight of weights varies across the globe.

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Slingshot

Stage: 5 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2

Play with the energetic forces in this sling shot


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