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This list is an assortment of links that we have found useful for learning about and teaching physics. It is by no means comprehensive or complete. We hope it will be expanded.
APPLETS.
These require Java, and sometimes Shockwave. There is a known - but
infrequent - problem over using a Mac with Netscape with some of these.
| International Research Group on Physics Teaching
http://www.pef.uni-lj.si/~girep/ |
An international organization which runs conferences about physics teaching. |
| American Association of Physics Teachers'
Physical Sciences Resource Center http://www.psrc-online.org/ |
A nice, large site with many physics education resources, including curriculum materials, demonstration manuals, evaluation instruments. |
| Physics Web by the Institute of Physics
http://physicsweb.org/ |
Links to journal articles and physics news; good for browsing |
| TipTop by the Institute of Physics
http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/ |
An excellent directory of web sites related to physics, including an extensive section of on-line simulations. |
| Fermilab Education Office
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/ |
Many links, on-line activities, and resources for educators |
| Institute of Physics
http://www.iop.org/ |
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| American Institute of Physics
http://www.aip.org/pt/ |
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| Contemporary Physics Education Project (CPEP)
http://www.cpepweb.org/ |
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| The Universe Today
http://www.universetoday.com/ |
Space exploration news from around the Internet |
| The WhyFiles - Science Behind the News
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu |
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| You Can Page
http://www.beakman.com |
Very basic and fun science explanations and links. A few very elementary online demonstrations. Probably good for younger students. |
| Discovery Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/ |
U.S.-based site, including lesson plans on basic physical science, astronomy, etc. |
| The Tech Museum of Innovation
http://www.thetech.org/ |
The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA is a hands-on technology museum devoted to inspiring the innovator in everyone. SLOW. |
| Colorado State's Little Shop of Physics
http://brianjones.ctss.colostate.edu/ |
A creative site with a number of online experiment, cheap experiment ideas, science project ideas. U.S.-based. SLOW. |
| Connecting Research in Physics Education with Teacher Education
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~jossem/ICPE/BOOKS.html |
An entire book online, available in English, Spanish and French.
Edited by: Andrée Tiberghien, E. Leonard Jossem, Jorge Barojas |
| Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
http://www.aip.org/history/esva/ |
A collection of some 25,000 historical photographs and other visual materials of famous physicists and astronomers. |
| Pictures of Famous Physicists
http://www.th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~jr/portraits.html |
A useful site if you are looking for pictures of physicists. Well -organized, with thumbnails. |
| Physics Tutorials
http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/tutorials.html |
Some decent tutorials in introductory physics topics and skills. Might be a useful tool for struggling students. From the University of Guelph. |
| ABC's of Nuclear Science
http://user88.lbl.gov/NSD_docs/abc/home.html |
Brief multimedia introduction to Nuclear Physics, including radiation. Includes 9 descriptions of experiments. |
| Exhibits and Online Source Materials for History of Physics
http://www.aip.org/history/exhibit.htm |
Online exhibitions on Einstein, the discovery of the electron, Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle, and Andrei Sakharov. |
| Hungarian Physical Revue
http://www.kfki.hu/fszemle/ |
In Hungarian. |
| Hungarian Physical Socety
http://www.kfki.hu/~elfthp/ |
There is an English version as well, see the bottom left |
| Multimedia Physik
http://didaktik.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~pkrahmer/home/programm.html |
German physics page, with downloadable simulations |
| Mathematical and Physical Journal for Secondary Schools
http://www.math.elte.hu/komal/ |
Hungarian Journal for High-school students. English version available. |
| Leo Szilard Online
http://www.dannen.com/szilard.html |
Hungarian scientist whose ideas included the linear accelerator, cyclotron, electron microscope, nuclear chain reaction, and the importance of morality in science. |
| Stockholm University Physics
http://www.physto.se/ |
A link to physics in Sweden |
| International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
http://www.IUPAP.org |
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| Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/ |
Web version of US magazine |
| Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/ |
Daily news source, links to newsgroups |
| British Broadcasting Company
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ |
Try /tw (Tomorrow's World), /sia (Science in Action) and /eduation for all manner of stuff |
| New Scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/ |
Leading weekly magazine in the UK |
| California Energy Commission
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/ |
Interactive site aimed at children and parents |
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