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Very interesting.  BTW: Mazur also noted in our conversation that his years of experience on the Physics AP design committee made him less than enthusiastic about AP's. He has data showing that student who got 5s on the Physics AP do worse than other Harvard Physics students who did not take the AP's - a sobering thought.

project physics text. An excellent physics text from 1980

Many science educators advocate conceptual or qualitative physics, the notion that physics is best taught not by mathematical formulae, but rather through experiments, labs, demonstrations, and visualizations which help students understand physical phenomena conceptually. Consistent with the Physics First curricular movement, this perspective maintains that a deep, fundamental understanding of physics provides a solid basis for future science learning.

This is a collection of 223 open ended physics questions Kapitza used to use on the hard core russian version of the Q exam. Fun to work through once and a while. If you ever work through a question, be sure to send it my way, I'd love to see it.

very large collection of physics links-problems, etc. 

lots of interesting stats on who teaches physics

This is an amazing video of Gannets diving underwater to hunt for fish. Exploring the physics of this could be a great physics project..

Can the spooky world of quantum physics explain bird navigation, photosynthesis and even our delicate sense of smell? Clues are mounting that the rules governing the subatomic realm may play an unexpectedly pivotal role in the visible world. Leading thinkers in the emerging field of quantum biology explored the hidden hand of quantum physics on the scales of everyday life.

great list of things to try in a physics class

interesting physics teaching project from UK

very interesting article on women in physics based on survey of 15K respondents. 

huge archive of physics videos on every topic

Archive of common trophes and physics misconceptions in hollywood

Great library of physics videos and demos

interesting opportunity to get students involved in particle physics research. 

great site that explains student misconceptions in physics

great archive of material for various physics courses from CU-Boulder