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"These are some educational java applets I wrote to help visualize various concepts in math, physics, and engineering. You should be able to view them with any Java-capable browser. "

"The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons. These lessons may be freely copied and used in a classroom but they remain the copyright property of the author(s) and the directors of the SMILE program. The Physics lessons are divided into the following categories: Matter, Mechanics, Fluids, Electricity & Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics, and Miscellaneous. "

"20th-century mathematical genius Amalie Noether. Emmy Noether's theorem united two pillars of physics: symmetry in nature and the universal laws of conservation. Albert Einstein called her the most "significant" and "creative" female mathematician of all time, and others of her contemporaries were inclined to drop the modification by sex. She invented a theorem that united with magisterial concision two conceptual pillars of physics: symmetry in nature and the universal laws of conservation"

"Science cartoon - physics basics: force, weight, energy"

Physics videos, resources

list of links to resources used in creating Amusement Park Physics

"Physics Teaching Technology Resource"

"The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education. Each of our collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right for you."

How can you engage your students and be sure they are learning the conceptual foundations of a lecture course? In From Questions to Concepts, Harvard University Professor Eric Mazur introduces Peer Instruction and Just-in-Time teaching -- two innovative techniques for lectures that use in-class discussion and immediate feedback to improve student learning. Using these techniques in his innovative undergraduate physics course, Mazur demonstrates how lectures and active learning can be successfully combined. This video is also available as part of another DVD, Interactive Teaching, which contains advice on using peer instruction and just-in-time teaching to promote better learning. For more videos on teaching, visit http://bokcenter.harvard.edu

Interactive Science Simulations Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.

"125 Great Science Videos: From Astronomy to Physics & Psychology "

"mathematics. It is every bit as mind blowing as cosmology or physics (mathematicians conceived of black holes long before astronomers actually found any), and allows more freedom of expression than poetry, art, or music (which depend heavily on properties of the physical universe). Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood. http://www.maa.org/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf Please read this long but enjoyable and very thought provoking essay from Paul Lockhart - it will change your idea of what education should be."

" This course teaches students in high school in advanced physics courses the concept of waves as seen in sound. A solid understanding of calculus is a prerequisite."

lots of interesting ideas from a high school physics teacher

""The Fabric of the Cosmos," a four-hour series based on the book by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene, takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe. With each step, audiences will discover that just beneath the surface of our everyday experience "

Great site with all things physics

"It's called the Loopwheel, and its system of "tangential suspension"-essentially leaf springs folded back in on themselves-are not only workable, but they provide a gentler ride over sharp obstacles due to physics:"

Great list of links to web sites, blogs, videos about physic and science, STEM

" useful tools for teaching and learning the topic of kinematics in physics. "

"AHA's attempt to address this difficulty by combining conceptual, reasoning, and traditional problem solving elements with observational, "equation reading," and dynamic modeling elements. Each assignment includes a series of questions about a single context or situation. "