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Project Information Grade Category: 7-9 Team Size: 1 Subject Area: Physics/Astronomy/Mathematics Project Type: Descriptive Language: English Summary: How can a cat be alive and dead at the same time? It cannot.Schroedinger's cat was created as an example of the Copenhagen Interpretation to show how improbable it is. This example of the CopenhagenInterpretation places a cat in a lead box with some hydrocyanic acid that will kill the cat once a radioactive atom has decayed and reads on a Geiger counter. Then a hammer falls on the acid and kills the cat. This will happen once the atom decays. What happens inside the box? Is the catalive? Is it dead? Or is it both... Software Tools Used: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Notepad, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.0.2, SnagIt version 8.0, Quandary 2, HotPotatoes 6, Ulead GIF Animator 5 Hardware Tools Used: Flashdrive Source of the Idea: Emmanuel Stanton Special Skills: Computer literacy skills and software skills in programs such as Microsoft Office, Quandary, Hot Potatoes, and SnagIt Awards:
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