Secondary Education Resources-Science-Physics

 

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General Physics Resources
Ask-A-Scientist Archive--Physics Topics
Ask The Physics Van--Questions and Answers Page
Al Nous' NASA Educator Resource Center
About Physics
Conceptual Physics
Exploratorium: Science Snacks--laboratory experiments
Fizzics Frizzle--comprehensive guide to understanding the world of physics. It is divided into three categories: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Fear of Physics--This site has information with links to more information dealing with everything about Physics.
Fusion--Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
General Interest--This site has flash animation dealing with Physics.
Glossary of Physics Terms and Concepts
How things work
HyperPhysics
Introduction to Physics and Math with JAVA
Minds on Physics
NASA Instructional Materials for Space Science--a boatload of activities you can do, from scale models of the solar system to spacecraft you can cut out of paper and build
Physical Reference Data
Physics Lecture Demonstrations--with problems and puzzles, too, along with a rationale for using demonstrations to explain physics concepts
Physics Models and Simulations--from LookSmart.com
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

PhysicsWeb
PhysLink--Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Online Reference & Education
PhysNet
Science Explorer
SI Units Reference
The Internet Pilot to Physics
The Laws List N
The Physics Classroom
The Physics Web
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Soundry--an interactive educational website about sound
Splung.com is a web site designed for students who are learning A-level physics or revising for AS and A2 physics. It has numerous flash animations which explain key physics ideas. There is also a physics forum for discussing and answering physics problems.

The Southpole
The Space Science Group at Northwestern State University, LA : Science Out of This Word & Camp Discovery (Middle School resources)
Uncertainty in Measurement Reference
Understanding Superconductors
Units of Measurement--site offers a dictionary of units of measurements describing relationships between various English and Metric units
Virtual Physics Center--Huge, all-inclusive site
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Astronomy

Astronomy Center--resources for teaching astronomy
Astronomical riddles, Answers to--Laura Whitlock of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD
Astronomy Workshop - from Doug Hamilton at UMD
Black Sun eclipse website
Eclipse web site--Dr. Eric Flescher's excellent work
KidsAstronomy.com--Dynamic Astronomy website, lots of fun activities for kids, including an ask an expert section where children can send their questions to real astronomers.  Also includes resources for teachers.
NASA Instructional Materials for Space Science--a boatload of activities you can do, from scale models of the solar system to spacecraft you can cut out of paper and build
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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Communications
Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
Alexander Graham Bell: The Inventor
American Experience: More about Bell
Cyber Telephone Museum
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Earth and Space (see also El Ed and Sec Ed Science: Earth and Space)
EUV Astrophysics
Evolution of the Universe
Hubble Space telescope--Public pictures and related information
Imagine the Universe
NASA general
NASA Instructional Materials for Space Science--a boatload of activities you can do, from scale models of the solar system to spacecraft you can cut out of paper and build
NASA Project Movie Gallery
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Star Trek Interactive -The Physics of Star Trek
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Electromagnetism / Electricity / Magnetism
Charged particle motion in E/M Field
Charged Particles Moving in a Magnetic Field
Charges and Fields
Cyclotron
Direct Current Electrical Motor--Java applet which shows a direct current electrical motor which is reduced to the most important parts for clarity.

Electro.Patent--all about electricity
Exploring Electric Fields
Generator--Java applet which simulates a generator which is reduced to the most important parts for clarity.
Lorentz Force--Java applet which demonstrates the Lorentz force, exerted on a current-carrying conductor swing in the magnetic field of a horseshoe magnet.
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Vibrations and Waves--animations, including animations of electro-magnetic waves and optical illusions
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Flight
Alka Rockets- lab experiment
Beginner's Guide to Model Rockets
How Does A Bullet Fly?
How Does A Kite Fly?
How to Fold a Flying Paper Water Bomb
Ken Blackburn's Paper Airplanes!
Kites and Kite Flying
Kites, Kids and Education Do Mix
Museum of Flight Educator Referenece Library
Paper Airplanes and More!
Physics of Fluids and Flight-PowerPoint Presentation
Sabertooth: A Paper Airplane
The Best Paper Airplanes
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Gasses
Bubbles--Ron Hipschman's superb resource about this wondrous phenomenon
Ideal Gas Law--Virtual Lab
Molecular Model for an Ideal Gas
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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Gravity
Anti-Gravity Mirror
Exploring Gravity
Gravity Gauge--lab experiment
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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Heat
All About Temperature
Messing Around: Heat and Temperature--Hands-On-Physics
Temperature vs. Heat
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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History of Physics
Albert Einstein Online
General Relativity--Introduction
General Relativity--More In-Depth
History of Electricity
History of Physics--maintained by American Institute of Physics
Life, the Universe, and the Electron
Special Relativity
Werner Heisenberg, the founder of quantum physics --site maintained by the American Institute of Physics
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Kinetics
ASPIRE-Kinetic Energy
Energy Quest
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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Lesson Plans and Activities
Bubbles--Ron Hipschman's superb resource about this wondrous phenomenon
Exploratorium: Science Snacks--laboratory experiments
NASA Instructional Materials for Space Science--a boatload of activities you can do, from scale models of the solar system to spacecraft you can cut out of paper and build
Online physics demo sourcebook
Particle Adventure
Physics Demonstrations: Light
Physics Lecture Demonstrations--with problems and puzzles, too, along with a rationale for using demonstrations to explain physics concepts
Physics Models and Simulations--from LookSmart.com
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Treasure Troves Physics Resources
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Light
About Rainbows
Advanced Light Source
Dispersion in Wavelength
Holography
How Things Work: Sunlight
How Things Work: Telescopes and Microscopes
Light
Optics For Kids
Physics Demonstrations: Light
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

What Happens When Colors Overlap?
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Mechanics
See also Robotics
How things work
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Snacks about Mechanics--demos with explanations
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Physics and Mathematics
Absolute Zero
Calculators for a wide range of math, science and technology applications
Introduction to Physics and Math with JAVA
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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Physics Fun
Fun Physics
Physics Comics
Physics Fair Projects
Physics and Ice Hockey
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
Sport! Science
The Science of Skateboarding
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Professional and other Physics Organizations
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Astronomical Society
American Institute of Physics
American Physical Society
American Physiological Society--BioPhysics
Dave Willey, Famous Physics Prof at Pitt (also home page of the Physics department at Pitt at Johnstown)
Institute of Physics
NASA general
National Nuclear Data Center
U. S. Department of Energy
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Resonance
Dynamic Bridge Resonance
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

The BRIDGE.EXE Program (download free software)--the BRIDGE program can be used like a game that teaches about bridge dynamics and resonance.  The goal of the game is to break the bridge in the shortest time.
Vibrations and Waves--animations
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Robotics
Build the LEGObug--at MIT
Get a Grip on Robotics!
Learn Robotics--in an On-line Learning Environment

NASA Robotics - Robotics Alliance Project
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Robotics competitions
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
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Roller Coasters
Amusement Park Physics
Amusement Park and Roller Coaster Links
General Roller Coaster Physics
Inventing the Rollarcoaster
Joyride Photos
Physics of Roller Coasters
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Ride Mechanics
Roller Coaster Database--Roller coaster enthusiasts can browse through an online database with stats on a whopping 652 of  these thrill rides, from 251 parks in North America with 729 photos
Roller Coaster Madness
Roller Coaster Physics--The ONLINE Book  By: Tony Wayne
SMART96 Roller Coaster Project
The Web Premiere Coaster Site
Thinking About Physics While Scared To Death
Thrillride--collection of rollercoaster news, rumors, and feature stories
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Teaching Physics
Community Learning Network-Physics
Complete guide to teaching physics
Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
Education Resources for NASA's Project Galileo
NASA Instructional Materials for Space Science--a boatload of activities you can do, from scale models of the solar system to spacecraft you can cut out of paper and build
NASA Jet Propulsion Learning Link
Physics Fair Projects
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

Science Working in Business and Industry--lesson plan designed to demonstrate the usefulness of physics in business and industry.
Simple Machines--learn all about simple machines and how they work
The Physics of Flight Project
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Time and related topics
Exact time from the Naval Observatory
Physics Unravelled--a website that helps Physics teachers teach Physics

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© Bernie Poole, Yvonne Singer, 1996-2009, All rights reserved / poole@pitt.edu, ysinger@worldnet.att.net / (814) 269-2923 / Revised 26 February 2009