Physics Teaching Links

General resources

Web resources

• IOP Teacher Resources
• The Physics Front (Physics and Physical Science Teaching Resources)
• HyperPhysics (Georgi State University)
• Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education
• Physics Education Research Central
  • Physics Education Research: User's Guide
• Modeling Instruction (AMTA) (Research incl Force Concept Inventory)
• Powers of Ten (The original, by Charles and Ray Eames)
  • The Scale of the Universe (Flash version, by Cary and Michael Huang)
• UNSW High School Physics

Recommended Textbooks and References

AIP Data on High School Physics Trends: Textbooks
List of freely available physics books (physics.stackexchange.com)

• Conceptual Physics
• Feynman Lectures on Physics
• Matter & Interactions (A Modern Perspective on Calculus-Based Introductory Physics)
• Light and Matter

Assessment

• Conceptual Understanding Procedures (CUPs)
• Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG): Physics

School Webpages

• Physics @ MHS

Experiments and Demonstrations

Physical

• Experiment of the Month Archive (Millersville University)
• Practical Physics (IOP and Nuffield Foundation)
• ScienceFix.com (Videos of Science Demonstrations)

Simulations

• PHeT Physics
• DC/AC Virtual Lab
• Furry Elephant (Radioactivity and Electricity animations, simulations and activities)

Mechanics

Electricity

Nuclear

Quantum

Special Relativity

Environment and Sustainability

• Science Teachers for Climate Awareness (VicPhysics)