Astronomy
Physics
Physics Specific Items
Physics Applets and Demonstrations
Physics Games
Laboratory and Experiments
Physics Videos
Equipment
Elementary Physics
Elementary Physics
Science General
Astronomy
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
From June 1995 to Present
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
A Private Universe
A video documentary on education research for grade 5-12 educators; 1 twenty-minute video program and
guide. This classic of education research brings into sharp focus the dilemma facing all educators: Why don‟t
even the brightest students truly grasp basic science concepts?
Movie Theater:
A series of short videos illuminate Hubble's activities, discoveries and science.
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/movie_theater/
Earth in the Solar System
18 Web interactive learning tools.
http://learningscience.org/esc2cearthsolarsystem.htm
Physics
Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA)
Physics Demonstrators web site!
http://physicslearning.colorado.edu/PiraHome/index.html
PIRA File Sharing
A great website that allow to upload pictures and movies up to 5MB
https://physicslearning2.colorado.edu/image/login.php
Web Ring
http://j.webring.com/t/Tesla-Coil-Ring
"PHUN"
Phun is an educational, entertaining and somewhat (!) addictive piece of software for designing and exploring
2D multi-physics simulations in a cartoony fashion.
http://www.vrlab.umu.se/research/phun/
http://www.acc.umu.se/%7Eemilk/
You can also see videos of it in action on YouTube....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5g9VS0ENM
Phun Teaches Physics Lessons the Best Way Possible
Tech tricks, tips and downloads for getting things done.
http://lifehacker.com/389190/phun-teaches-physics-lessons-the-best-way-possible
The Physics Front Provided by AAPT
High quality resources for the teaching of physics and physical sciences courses.
http://thephysicsfront.org/
Merelot Physics Resources
An online collection of Physics teaching and learning resources that includes: Links to Member-Selected
Learning Materials Peer Reviews of High Quality Materials Teaching Experiences of MERLOT Members
Arts (498) Business (1010) Education (2786) Humanities (1613) Mathematics and Statistics (640)
Science and Technology (3144) Social Sciences (614)
http://physics.merlot.org/
Physics Educational Technology Site (PhET)
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of
Colorado.
http://phet.colorado.edu/new/index.php
http://phet-web.colorado.edu/new/simulations/index.php?cat=Electricity_Magnets_and_Circuits
Fear of Physics
Visual physics Physics dictionary Bad science! Physics homework help Ask a physics expert
http://www.fearofphysics.com/
Batesville High School Physics
Course Topics: Science & Scientific Method Mechanics Thermodynamics & Properties of Matter
Wave Motion, Sound & Light Electricity & Magnetism Atomic & Nuclear Physics
http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/Physics/index.html
Circular Motion at Batesville
http://www.batesville.k12.in.us/physics/Phynet/Mechanics/Circular%20Motion/banked_with_friction.htm
Physics of Musical Instruments Web Sites
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/projects/yep/music/muinet.html
The Physics of Music and Musical Instruments Textbook
HIS MANUAL COVERS the physics of waves, sound, music, and musical instruments at a level designed for
high school physics. However, it is also a resource for those teaching and learning waves and sound from
middle school through college, at a mathematical or conceptual level. The mathematics required for full access
to the material is algebra (to include logarithms), although each concept presented has a full conceptual
foundation that will be useful to those with even a very weak background in math.
http://staff.tamhigh.org/lapp/book.pdf
Physics Resources
Physics Instructional Research Association Web Site
A wealth of information for physics demonstrators, lab technicians
http://physicslearning.colorado.edu/PiraHome/index.htm
Physics Education Research
(PER) is research into the learning, understanding and teaching of physics and the application of physics
knowledge.
http://research.physics.uiuc.edu/PER/
Cool Stuff Archives from Arbor Scientific
packed with demonstration ideas, lesson plans, and teaching tips!
http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/Archives.htm
Physics Test/Lecture Drawings - PIRA
This is the beginning of a collection of drawings that are FREE for educational uses. This includes physics
education websites that are FREE to the public as well as other FREE physics educational resources.
http://physicslearning.colorado.edu/PiraHome/PhysicsDrawings.htm
Physics Education Research
Lists numerous college websites. American Association of Physics Teachers homepage
The Bad Science pages
Virtual Prof physics page Information from the Physics Education Workshop held at NCSU
University of Dallas Comprehensive Conceptual Curriculum for Physics project Eric Mazur's ConcepTests
McGill University's Physics Resources on the Internet list TIPTOP: The Internet Pilot TO Physics
Alan Cairns' directory of Physics Education Resources William Beaty's Science Hobbyist page
Richard Hake's Socratic Dialogue Inducing Labs Physics Courseware Evaluation Project
http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/pams/physics/Physics_Ed/directory.html
Physics: The Way Things Work
Lessons Downloads/Uploads Links Message Board Reference Desk
http://www.csd509j.net/chs/departments/science/physics/main.html
The AAPT Advanced Labs Listserv archives can be accessed at
Must sign up to access.
http://lists.aapt.org/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=advlabs-l
ENC
ENC offers math and science educators access to information about more than 27,000 print and multi-media
curriculum resources and professional development materials. Web-based resources are only available to paid
subscribers.
http://www.goenc.com/
NASA Website
http://opensource.arc.nasa.gov/project/world-wind/
Internet Archives
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a
paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
http://www.archive.org/index.php
The Virginia Instructors of Physics
Vast resources for a new and/or beginning physics teacher
http://vip.vast.org/1styear/index.htm
Amusement Park Related
http://vip.vast.org/Amuse.htm
NCSU Physics Demo Room
http://demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/html/
Index Page
http://vip.vast.org/Index/DEFAULT.HTM
Physics World Magazine
A community website from IOP Publishing
http://physicsworld.com/cws/home
The Andes Physics Tutor
Andes is an intelligent homework helper for physics.
http://www.andes.pitt.edu/
Welcome to the Physics Front!
Provides high quality resources for the teaching of physics and physical sciences courses.
http://physicsfront.org/index.cfm
Teacher Network
How to Get Started
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntny/nychelp/mentorship.htm
Castle Physics Materials
ftp://ftp.pasco.com/Support/Documents/English/EM/EM-8624A/2008/
Physics Teacher Education Coalition
Improving the Education of Future Physics and Physical Science Teachers
http://www.ptec.org/
comPADRE
Digital Resources for Physics & Astronomy Education
http://www.compadre.org/portal/pssc/pssc.cfm
''Contemporary Electronics''
Electronic Course
http://www.physics.uconn.edu/~eyler/phys256/R/Contemporary%20Electronics.pdf
Physics Specific Items
Comparison of Lee and Roscolux Filters
http://www.rosco.com/us/technotes/filters/lee_equiv.asp
Info to download about Dark Matter
Perimeter Institute is dedicated to addressing foundational issues in current theoretical physics research.
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/Perimeter_Explorations/General/Perimeter_Explorations/
Particle Physics Education Sites
http://particleadventure.org/other/othersites.html
The Particle Adventure – the fundamentals of matter and force
http://particleadventure.org/
Thin Molecular Layer
To demonstrate a monomolecular layer of oleic acid molecules held together by surface tension, and to
experimentally determine the length of the oleic acid molecule.
http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/services/demos/demosp3/p3-11.htm
Microwave Field
Pictures and video of microwave oven
http://faraday.physics.uiowa.edu/em/5N10.56.htm
Microwave experiments
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/search.php?searchs=microwaves&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&searchq=yes&searcha=
yes
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/weird/microexp.html
http://amasci.com/weird/microwave/voltage2.html#map
Spectral Power Distribution Curves
Spectral Power Distribution Curves (SPD) provide the user with a visual profile of the color characteristics of a
light source. They show the radiant power emitted by the source at each wavelength or band of wavelengths
over the visible region (380 to 760 nm)
To view a comparison between distribution curves go to the following website.
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/learn_about_light/distribution_curves.h
tm
Selecting the Best Color Lamp
There is a question as to whether or not the color of light affects the health and well-being of people. Present
knowledge is based primarily upon anecdotal observations rather than scientific research.
See how colors appear under different lighting conditions click on: Interactive Color Booth
http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/learn_about_light/color_lamp.htm
GE Lighting Institute
www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/conferences/institute/
Incandescent Lamp Specifications
All incandescent lamps operate on the same basic principle: an electric current is forced through a wire
filament that resists the flow of electricity. As the current fights the resistance, heat is generated. When the
filament gets very hot, it glows with "black body radiation" and becomes "incandescent".
http://wolfstone.halloweenhost.com/Lighting/litinc_IncandescentLampSpecs.html
Special Boat
Special boat to minimize sea sickness
http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/914
Space Shuttle Construction Animation
http://www.tietronix.com/anim/MoviePlayer.asp?myMovie=movies/assembly640x360.swf
Satellite Tracker
By entering zip code
http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/
A Walk Through Time
The Evolution of Time Measurement through the Ages
http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
The Power Grid
Applet provides a simulation of a large scale power system network.
http://tcip.mste.uiuc.edu/applet2.html
Power and Energy in the Home
Applet showing 3 appliances (variable) using energy in the home
http://tcip.mste.uiuc.edu/applet1.html
Physics Applets and Demonstrations
UCLA’s e physics Applets (Physlet by Wolfgang Christian)
ABC's of motion causes of motion E&M/relativity waves & light\sound heat & matter mathematical
physics applications tables & reference http://ephysics.physics.ucla.edu/physlets/esynch.htm
Physlets Resource Page by Wolfgang Christian
Physics Applets, are small flexible Java applets designed for science education.
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html
Berkley’s physics demonstrations:
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/physics/PDF_demo_notebooks.html
Java simulations:
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/
Paul Falstad's Home Page!
Math and Physics Applets
http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html
UCLA Lecture Demonstration Manual
Mechanics Harmonic Motion and Waves Electricity and Magnetism Acoustics Optics
Matter and Thermodynamics Modern Physics Astronomy Software and Multimedia
Unique UCLA Demos Unusual Physics External Resources
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/index.html
Harvard Demonstration Show April 8th, 1994
Short Video Clips
http://www.wesleyan.edu/physics/demos/necuse1994.html
Physics Games
Trajectory Game
A true time waster as one fires at tanks. Bet you cannot play it just once.
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons/games/cannon/cannon.html
Fantasitc Contraption Game
A fun online physics game
http://fantasticcontraption.com/
Laboratory and Experiments
The Visual Perception Laboratory
http://www.blelb.ch/english/gallery/gallery_en.htm#top
Optics Experiments
Wolfgang Rueckner‟s Experiment
http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~physe1b/Labsspring08/Experiment%204b08.pdf
Vision Perception Lab
Blblb Spots
http://www.blelb.ch/english/blelbspots/blelbspots_en.htm
Physics Videos
MythBusters Video Information
Braking Glass Video
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/myth-busters-breaking-glass-with-human-voice/3268387122
In google, search on: „MythBusters Videos‟
MythBusters site:
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html
What MythBusters shows are on in your area:
http://www.meevee.com/channels/smartChannel.aspx?q=Mythbusters&CMP=KNC-brand
31 MythBusters video clips
http://www.metacafe.com/tags/mythbusters/
Web Clips to Download
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7765557442856739526&q=Myth+Busters+-
+Breaking+Glass+With+Human+Voice&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
Free Science Videos and Lectures
Free Science Education Online
http://www.freesciencelectures.com/videos/physics/
Curriculum
Layered Curriculum
Simple Unit Sheets | Parent's Corner | Kathie's Calendar | Onsite Workshops | Contact information & FAQ'S
Home | Free Newsletter | Articles | Hot Topics | About Kathie | Teaching Tips
http://help4teachers.com/books.htm
Ohio Science and Math Standards
From Explore Learning
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspBrowseCorrelations&v=s&id=OH
Equipment
OnPoint Lasers
Source of Green Lasers
http://laserpointer.net/catalog/products/green-laser-pointers?zenid=0562
Buying Inverting Glasses
Science Kit $22.49
http://sciencekit.com/product.asp?pn=IG0020104&bhcd2=1210719138
Make Inverting Glasses
http://www.mightytruckofstuff.com/makeglasses.pdf
Electric Charge Detector Simple
Simple Electric Plans Bill Beaty
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/emotor/chargdet.html#14
Elementary Physics
Preschool Learning Online
Preschool Learning Online provides various free pre k kids activities, kids preschool learning, childhood
development , early learning ideas and preschool activities for kids that are easy for parents or teachers
to use to teach at home, in daycare or preschool classes.
http://www.preschoollearningonline.com/
Elementary Education Resources: Science—Physics
General Physics Resources (18) Astronomy/Space Science (7) Flight (9) Inventors (4)
Robotics (5)
Secondary Education Physics Resources (172)
http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledsciencePhy.html
Science General
Earth science information
Earth Science Curriculum Units and Teaching Tips Teacher-Created Websites E.S. and other Listservs
ES Archives
Selected Science Ed Organizations Science Education Standards and Exams AMS Education Programs
E2C in Brazil/E2C em Brasil
Integrating Educational Technologies
http://www.earth2class.org/
Google for Educator’s Discussion Group
This group will be used to keep you updated on Google's K-12 Education initiatives
Google In Your Classroom Education Resources Current Events Misc Submit Your Lessons Google
Apps Education Edition Project Spectrum Doodle4Google
http://groups.google.com/group/google-for-educators
New York State Science Teacher Web Site
Information pertaining to all science disciplines
astronomy | biology | chemistry | earth science | geology | living environment | meteorology | physics
http://www.newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/
Science Teachers Resource Center
This web site is for science teachers to share ideas in the area of: labs, demonstrations, and any other
information which teachers can access.
http://chem.lapeer.org/
Nearing Zero
An archive of largely satisfactory cartoon freeware.
latest cartoon | last few cartoons | subject index | random cartoon picker | everything from a science
perspective | best cartoons | master list without thumbnails | master list with thumbnails | about this site
www.nearingzero.net
Elmer's Science Fair Central –
The Elmer's Guide to Successful Science Fair Projects
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/?pID=fair
Texas Instrument Calculator Web Site
Areas: Archives Community Services Programming Hardware Help About Search
http://www.ticalc.org/
MERLOT, Multimedia Educational Resource For Learning and Online Teaching
Find peer preview online teaching and learning materials. Share advice and expertise about education with
expert colleagues. Be recognized for your outstanding contributions to quality education. Find discipline
expertise and online curricula to help you advance your career.
Biology, Business, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Engineering, Faculty Development, Fire Safety,
Health Sciences, History, Information Technology, Library and Information Services, Mathematics,
Music, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Teacher Education, World Languages
http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
The Learning Cycle Science Teaching Model - Video Episode Three
packed with demonstration ideas, lesson plans, and teaching tips!
http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/New_CoolStuff_Articles/cool30.htm
School Specialty Publishing
Materials for Grades K-8 Has monthly newsletter
http://www.schoolspecialtypublishing.com/
National Education Professional Library
http://www.nea.org/marketplace/ttk.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=58&toplvl=56&res_feature_request=0
DMOZ – Open Directory Project
The largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web
Arts Movies, Television, Music... Business Jobs, Real Estate, Investing...
Computers Internet, Software, Hardware... Games Video Games, RPGs, Gambling...
Health Fitness, Medicine, Alternative... Kids and Teens Arts, School Time, Teen Life...
News Media, Newspapers, Weather...
Recreation Travel, Food, Outdoors, Humor...
Reference Maps, Education, Libraries...
Regional US, Canada, UK, Europe...
Science Biology, Psychology, Physics...
Shopping Clothing, Food, Gifts...
Society People, Religion, Issues...
Sports Baseball, Soccer, Basketball..
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Physics/Education/
New York Science Teacher
300 Movie Worksheets
http://www.newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/movies/list.php
Education’s Premier Recruitment Service
http://www.teachers-teachers.com/
serves Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, and British Columbia (Canada)
http://www.edzapp.com/
A2L Assess-to-Learn
This website provides public access to a large library of “items” — questions and problems for instructional
classroom use — intended for use with continuous formative assessment. Many of these were carefully
developed and tested for high school use as part of the project; others are ones we‟ve used in university-level
courses. You can find the items in the Items Library. Many have associated “teacher aids”, written to help
instructors make effective use of them in the classroom.
http://a2l.physics.umass.edu/
Jason Project
Education Through Exploration
http://www.jason.org/public/home.aspx
Cavalcade o' Chemistry
one-stop chemistry shop!
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/chemfiestanew.html
The Dark Sky Institute
online astronomy course
http://darkskyinstitute.org/astronomy.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Kinesthetic astronomy
Primary and Middle School Astronomy
http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/outreach/node/174
Interactions of Matter and Energy
A list of concepts and principles and activities with learning tools.
http://www.learningscience.org/psc3finteractionsofenergymatter.htm
Interactions of Light, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism
http://www.learningscience.org/psc1clightheatelectricitymagnetism.htm
Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science and Reading
ORC enhances teaching and learning by promoting standards-based best practices in mathematics, science,
and reading for Ohio schools and universities. ORC serves as a trusted source of easily accessible, peer-
reviewed, high-quality, and effective resources.
http://www.ohiorc.org/for/science/Default.aspx
Engrade » The Online Classroom Community
Engrade is a free set of web-based tools for educators allowing them to manage their classes online
while providing parents and students with 24/7 real-time online class information. It's private, secure,
truly free, and unbelievably easy to use - so join over 50,000 teachers and start using Engrade today
http://www.engrade.com/
Online Etymology Dictionary
This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of
what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=inertia&searchmode=none
Top Science
Science with Simple Things
http://topscience.org/
Understanding Science Beta Websote
Devoted to understanding science with a teacher and resource folders
http://undsci.berkeley.edu/index.php
World Wide Weather Map
A colorful interactive website that shows worldwide weather
http://www.worldweathermeteo.com/WWMSat.html
Atmospheric Optics
Rays/Shadows Water Droplets Rainbows Ice Halos High Atmosphere What's New Links/Resources
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/cza.htm
Northrop Grumman Foundation's Weightless Flights of Discovery
In order to address this concern, the Northrop Grumman Foundation has teamed with the Zero Gravity
Corporation to develop the Weightless Flights of Discovery program.
http://www.northropgrumman.com/community/weightless.html
Science Education Council of Ohio SECO
State Science Organization
http://www.secoonline.org/default.htm