Useful Links - Physics Education Department

The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty.

Most recent published values for constants with uncertainty, bibliographic search for original research articles.

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/index.html

A Century of Physics Timeline

Clickable timeline with brief explanations of historic physics events from 1890 to the present.
http://timeline.aps.org/APS/Timeline/
History Exhibits/Selected Great Papers

Online exhibits on Curie, Einstien, Transistors, Lawrence, Heisenberg, Sakharov, Thomson. Famous papers by Franklin, Joseph Henry, Michelson, Rowland, Gibbs, Millikan, Compton.
http://aip.org/history/exhibits.html
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens

Biography, online experiments for falling objects, projectiles, inclined planes, pendulums.
http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/
Galileo Project

Biography, information on science of Galileo’s day, student projects (click on “Library”)
http://galileo.rice.edu/
Einstein’s Big Idea

Biography, interactive exhibits on time dilation, light speed, science history.
http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

Original documents by Copernicus, Galileo, Bacon, Descartes, Voltaire, Newton, Franklin, Harvey, Vesalius, Preistley. Some links unavailable.
http://fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook09.html

Annenberg Media
Mechanical Universe 52-part series (videos approximately 20 – 60 minutes long). On-demand video, requires fast computer connection.
http://learner.org/resources/series42.html

Internet Archive (Physics B/C)

Excellent introductory minutes-long videos for most physics subjects. Click on chosen lesson; to start video, click on “Click here to begin lesson” found in upper left corner.
http://archive.org/details/ap_physics_b

http://archive.org/details/ap_physics_c

ClassNotesOnline.com

Free database to create teacher website and grade book.
http://classnotesonline.com/index.php

Dolores Gende Homepage

Personal teacher page with traditional labs, innovative projects (equilibrium mobiles, lawnmower science), and great resources.
http://dgende.homestead.com/

The Physics Hypertextbook

Online book/workbook under construction. Many topics missing, but what can be found is generally high quality. For practice problems and high quality worksheets, click on “Problem Sets,” choose a topic, and browse pages to find “worksheets.”
http://hypertextbook.com/physics/

comPADRE

Science partnership information. Search lesson plans, activities, and labs. Search categories very specific, but some results are commercial.
http://compadre.org/portal/index.cfm

The Physics Front

Search engine from ComPadre. New teacher focus
http://thephysicsfront.org/

Physics Central

Physics news, Ask a physicist, How things work.
http://physicscentral.com/

Physics Teaching Technology Resource

Videos of traditional demonstrations. Click on side menu after selecting category.
http://paer.rutgers.edu/PT3/index.php

PASCO Physics Online Experiments

Traditional labs to be used with Pasco equipment.
http://pasco.com/experiments/physics/

National Science Digital Library

Web search, General science focus.
http://nsdl.org/

Discovery

Search for upcoming TV shows about physics (check Mythbusters)
http://discovery.com/

Low Cost Physics Activities

Traditional labs and worksheets for the low-budget teacher.
http://science.tamu.edu/CMSE/LowCostPhysicsActivities.htm

Physics/phet

Free simulation programs (Circuit Construction, Masses & Springs, Radio Waves and Electromagnetic Fields, Wave on a String, Balloons & Static Electricity, Gas Properties, Balloons and Buoyancy, The Moving Man, Sound, Projectile Motion).
http://colorado.edu/physics/phet/web-pages/index.html

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Physics.org

Physics Life interactive program to discover physics in the everyday world, Physics Evolution clickable map, Equation toolbox, Common questions, Careers.
http://physics.org/

The Physics Classroom

Tutorials, On-line textbook.
http://physicsclassroom.com/

Nobelprize.org

List of Nobel prize winners by year. Click under winner’s name in lower right corner to access other resources, including online tutorials and games regarding the winner’s work.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/

Hyperphysics

Extremely thorough concept map encyclopedia, calculators for common physics problems.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

Fear of Physics

Visual physics, homework help, answers to common questions. Be wary about giving this link to students – the “homework help” section has calculators for multiple common physics problems, possibly resulting in cheating. It may be a good review or problem checking tool, however.
http://fearofphysics.com/

Flash Animations for Physics

Very catchy flash applets (physics and mathematical processes)
http://upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/

Computer Animations

Applets of physical processes and famous experiments. Not seemingly appropriate for showing to entire class – images not big enough.
http://physics.nad.ru/Physics/English/index.htm

US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Grade-appropriate worksheets about types of energy and conservation
http://eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html

Amusement Park Physics

Tutorials about roller coasters, carousels, bumper cars, free fall, pendulums, and ride safety. Activities include Design a Roller Coaster (and receive a safety and fun rating), and Colliding Cars prediction quiz.
http://learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/

Exploratorium (Skateboarding)

Conceptual physics behind skateboarding tricks
http://exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/

Mr. Fizzix Trebuchet Project

Integrated lessons on trebuchet physics.
http://mrfizzix.com/trebuchet/index.htm

Transistorized

Tutorials, Build a Transistor game.
http://pbs.org/transistor/

Optical Illusions

Fun optical illusions with explanations, but not much physics.
http://michaelbach.de/ot

Music Acoustics

Physics of various instruments, hearing test.
http://phys.unsw.edu.au/music/

American Institute of Physics

Career information, online history of physics exhibit hall, Physics Education
http://aip.org/

Project of Physics

http://www.instructables.com/

http://sciencefairadventure.com/Physics.aspx

http://sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/Intro-Physics.shtml

http://education.com/science-fair/physics/

http://juliantrubin.com/physicsprojects.html

http://real-world-physics-problems.com/

Interactive Physics and Math with Java

http://physics.uoguelph.ca/applets/Intro_physics/kisalev/

British and American* pronunciation:

Converter of English text to IPA phonetic transcription will translate your English text into its phonetic transcription using International Phonetic Alphabet.

http://lingorado.com/ipa/

Active Learning

http://fezalarpbl.com/#/Home/

http://pinterest.com/agpak/

STEM

Harmony facebook:

http://facebook.com/HarmonySTEM

Math STEM

http://sites.google.com/a/harmonyphysics.com/extaphysics/hands—on/math-demos

Science STEM

http://sites.google.com/a/harmonyphysics.com/extaphysics/hands—on/ms

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