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Sub-Topics Electricity Electromagnetic Gravity Light Magnetism Motion Particle Physics Quantum Mechanics Relativity Thermodynamics X-Rays Also Try Astronomy Machines Periodic Table of Elements Lesson Plans Linear Mechanical Systems - Grade Level 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan on linear mechanical systems. 2-01 Math - Basic Math for the Sciences (Dallas Community College District - Logan) Provides a clear introduction to basic math topics that are used in science. Includes scientific notation, the metric system, significant digits, logs and anti-logs, experimentation, graphing, algebraic formulation, algebraic method and more. 10-01 Physics - Energy - Grade 8 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 8th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides an introductory lesson for physics. For the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics - Radioactivity - Grade 10 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 10th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics - Transformers in Mechanical Systems - Grade Level 12 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan on transformers in mechanical systems. 2-01 Physics - Vectors and Relative Velocity - Grade 12 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan on vector kinematics in two dimensions (vectors and relative velocity). For the 12th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics -Force and Energy - Grade 9 (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides a lesson plan for the 9th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics Lesson Plans for Elementary School Level (Rutgers College) Provides hundreds of lessons by general topic, such as force and motion, electricity, or properties of matter. 3-02 Physics Lessons (TeachNet) Includes projects on Magneto-hydrodynamic Drives, Cause and Effect, Field Trips and Simple Physics, Water Displacement, Speed of Sound, Physics 12, and Altering Climate in the Classroom. For example, "Everyone knows that a weight suspended by a string and taped to the ceiling of the bus will appear to swing backward as the bus speeds up, and forward as it decelerates, due to inertia. Also take along a helium-filled balloon on a string to tie to a seat or fasten to the floor." The balloon will do the opposite. Explain. 5-02 Lists Physics Resources Physics Resources (Science Educators Web Resources Supersite) Provides 6 annotated resources in physics. Physics Resources by Topic (Google) Provides physics resources by topic, including quantum mechanics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, atomic, nuclear, relativitiy, quantum physics, astrophysics, history, biophysics, and more. 9-01 Physics Resources by Topic (Top20Physics.com) Provides physics resources by topic, including mechanics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, atomic, nuclear, relativitiy, quantum physics, astrophysics, history, biophysics, physicists, references, and formulas. 9-01 Materials A Leaf from Far, Far Away and Very, Very Close (Florida State University - Davidson) "View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons." 9-02 Nuclear Science (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Science Division) "The ABC's of Nuclear Science is a brief introduction to Nuclear Science. We look at Antimatter, Beta rays, Cosmic connection and much more. Visit here and learn about radioactivity - alpha, beta and gamma decay. Find out the difference between fission and fusion. Learn about the structure of the atomic nucleus. Learn how elements on the earth were produced." 7-04 Nuclear Wall Chart (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Science Division) Covers the topics of Radioactivity, Nuclear Energy, Stellar Energy, Antimatter, Phases of Nuclear Matter, Applications, The discovery of Element 112, and The Big Bang. 7-04 News -10-05-06 Americans Win Nobel Prize (ABC News) "Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for spearheading a satellite program that added weight to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe." 10-06 -11-04-04 Transparent Aluminum Breakthrough (PhysicsWeb.org) "Scientists in the US have developed a novel technique to make bulk quantities of glass from alumina for the first time." 11-04 09-21-04 Atoms Seen Clearly for First Time (MSNBC News) " Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are peering into the atomic world with record clarity, developing an electron microscope image that can distinguish the individual, dumbbell-shaped atoms of a silicon crystal." 9-04 Papers Atomic Structure (Encyclozine.com) Provides basic information on the structure of atoms and mentions quantum physics. 5-01 Basic Nuclear Science (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Science Division) "An atom consists of an extremely small, positively charged nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons." 7-04 Biology Lessons, Resources, and Outcomes (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides discussions, outcomes, and lessons on biology for the 11th and 12th grade levels. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Einstein's Theories (PBS.org NOVA - Levenson) Describes of some of the main theories contributed by Albert Einstein. 4-02 Einstein, Albert (Awesome Library) Energy (Wikipedia.org) "Energy is a quantifiable state function of every physical system. Energy allows one to predict how much work a physical system could be made to do, or how much heat it can exchange." 10-04 Fine-Structure Constant (PhysLink.com) Provides a technical explanation of the fine-structure constant, which is a basic unit of measurement in physics. Visitors sometimes misspell as fine structure constant. 8-01 Glossary for Physics (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Science Division) Provides a basic introduction to physics. 7-04 History of Physics (American Institute of Physics) Provides a short history of some of the key discoveries of physics. 7-00 Introduction to Nuclear Physics Mechanics (Zobel) Explains basic concepts associated with mechanic in physics, such as forces, energy, momentum, vectors, kinematics, curved motion, simple harmonic motion, and more. 4-00 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics Physical Quantity (Wikipedia.org) Includes Acceleration, Admittance, Amount of substance, Amplitude Angle, Angular acceleration, Angular displacement, Angular frequency, Angular momentum, Angular velocity, Area, Area density, Centrifugal force, Characteristic impedance, Couple, Current (electricity), Density, Displacement (distance), Displacement (fluid), Distance, Electric charge, Electric field, Electrical conductance, Electrical conductivity, Electrical elastance, Electrical resistance, Electrical resistivity, Energy, Extensive variable, Flux, Force, Frequency, Heat capacity, Illuminance, Impedance, Impulse, Irradiance, Kinetic energy, Length, Linear density, List of physical quantities, Luminous flux, Luminous intensity, Magnetic flux, Magnetostriction, Mass, Mechanical energy, Molecular mass, Moment (physics), Moment of inertia, Momentum, Period, Permeability (electromagnetism), Permittivity, Phase angle, Physical quantity, Poisson's ratio, Potential difference, Potential energy, Power (physics), Pressure, Reactance, Relative density, Rotational energy, Rotational speed, Solid angle, Specific activity, Specific detectivity, Specific heat capacity, Specific heat of condensation, Specific impulse, Speed, Strain, Susceptance, Temperature, Temperature conversion formulas, Tensile stress, Tension, Torque, Velocity, Volume, Wavelength, Mechanical work, and Young's modulus. 10-04 Physics (Wikipedia.org) Provides a glossary of terms and explanations for use in physics by specialty field. 1-05 Physics (Wikipedia.org) Provides articles in 42 subcategories. 10-04 Physics Applications (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides discussions, outcomes, and lessons on applications of physics for the 11th and 12th grade levels. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics Constants Physics Lessons, Resources, and Outcomes (British Columbia Ministry of Education) Provides discussions, outcomes, and lessons on physics for the 11th and 12th grade levels. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01 Physics Nobel Laureates Since 1981(Nobel Foundation) Provides short autobiographies of the Nobel laureates in physics since 1981. 9-00 Physics Study Guide (Wikibooks) Provides chapters on Linear Motion, Force, Momentum, Friction, Work, Energy, Torque and Circular Motion, Fluids, Fields, Gravity, Waves, Wave overtones, Standing waves, Sound, Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Optics. 12-04 Physics and Astronomical Constants Physics of Uranium (World Nuclear Association) Provides information about uranium. Principia Mathematica (MIT - Burndy) "[Sir Isaac] Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica is generally esteemed his masterpiece. This great work is often held to represent the culmination of the Scientific Revolution, in which science as we know it today was born." 06-06 Principia Mathematica (Wikipedia.org) "The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin: "mathematical principles of natural philosophy", often Principia or Principia Mathematica for short) is a three-volume work by Isaac Newton published on July 5, 1687. It contains the statement of Newton's laws of motion forming the foundation of classical mechanics as well as his law of universal gravitation. He derives Kepler's laws for the motion of the planets (which were first obtained empirically)." 06-06 Sound (Kulesza, Green and Christopher) Provides comprehensive information on sound, including the anatomy of the ear, the physics of sound and interactive sound projects, such as listening to a Doppler Effect. Statistical Physics (Gurupedia.com) "Statistical physics is one of the fundamental theories of physics, dealing with mathematical description of nature. Statistical physics can describe a wide variety of fields which are treated statistically due to their inherently probabilistic nature. Examples include problems such as nuclear reactions, and topics in the fields of biology, chemistry, neurology and even sociology." "The term statistical physics encompasses statistical approaches to classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Statistical mechanics is then often used as a synonym. When the context requires a distinction, one uses the terms classical statistical mechanics and quantum statistical mechanics." 8-05 Timeline of Math and Theoretical Physics (Schwartz) Provides a history, starting 3,500 years ago. 2-05 Trebuchets - Ancient Rock Hurlers (Miners) Describes ancient trebuchets, ancient rock hurlers. Trebuchets require math skills to make accurate throws. 5-01 Trebuchets - Ancient Rock Hurlers (Radlinski) Describes the physics of ancient trebuchets, ancient rock hurlers. Trebuchets require math skills to make accurate throws. 5-01 Waves (Zobel) Explains basic concepts associated with mechanical waves. Includes diagrams and some animation. 4-00 Women Physicists (UCLA) Provides biographies of 86 eminent woment physicists. 4-03 Yoyos - History of Yoyos (ProYo.com) Provides a history and describes designs. 2-02 Projects Amusement Park Physics (Learner.org) Describes the physics of several amusement park rides and allows you to design and build those rides online. Includes the roller coaster, carousel, bumper cars, free fall, and the pendulum 8-01 Electric, Solar, Optics, and Other Projects You Can Make With Your Kids (Science Toys) Provides over a dozen projects to teach basic physics. 2-02 Physics Problems (Glencoe) Provides problems, with worksheets and solutions. 11-99 Physics Problems (University of Oregon) Provides problems, organized by subject and color coded by difficulty level. Also provides indictation of amount of effort required. Problem Solving Activities in Physics Science Projects (Scholastic.com - Dirtmeister) "Get your hands on science with a fun experiment from the Dirtmeister — and make science come alive in your classroom!" 07-06 Science Projects (School.Discovery.com) Provides over a dozen science projects. 1-04 Science Projects (The Tech Museum) Provides interactive projects in science in topics such as robotics, lasers, earthquakes, space exploration, and DNA. 12-02

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