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These labs provide examples of using very open-ended questions to guide students in exploring a simulation and designing... see more
Labs and tutorials that use equipment such as circuits can be modified to use PhET simulations instead. Research shows... see more
The Technical Services Group (TSG) at MIT's Department of Physics provides teaching and technical support for... see more
This web site contains a database of a wide range of short videos demonstrating physics concepts. The videos can be used... see more
This set of quantum mechanics java applets, part of the Open Source Physics project, provides simulations that... see more
This webpage contains a simulation that shows simultaneous graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration of a moving... see more
This simulation illustrates the operation of a cyclotron, showing a charged particle moving through combined magnetic and... see more
This set of tutorial worksheets, based on the OSP Quantum Mechanics Simulations, help students explore the effects of... see more
Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory's Interactive Plasma Physics Education Experience Web site has updated... see more
This video displays normal modes in a vibrating system through the motion of air carts connected by springs on an air... see more
Michael Fowler, Commonwealth Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia, offers this prime collection of (some... see more
Physics Central is how the 42,000 physicists of the American Physical Society "communicate the excitement and importance... see more
Maintained by staff members at the Institute of Physics, the Teaching Advanced Physics (TAP) website provides a wealth of... see more
Stephen T. Thornton, a professor in the department of physics at the University of Virginia, has created this website to... see more
This set of tutorial worksheets, based on the OSP Quantum Mechanics Simulations, help students explore the measurement of... see more
Interactive Lecture Demonstration to illustrate that impulses are larger in elastic collisions than in inelastic... see more
Interactive Lecture Demonstrations to illustrate the nature of torques and on the balancing of torques in static... see more
The US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation (NSF), and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)... see more
This website from eChalk contains optical illusions offering proof that our color perception is strongly influenced by... see more
We develop an Easy Java Simulation (EJS) model for students to experience the physics of idealized one-dimensional... see more
This item is an educator's guide for teaching a unit on the topic of Newton's First and Third Laws. It is intended to... see more
This activity describes the construction and use of a pneumatic cannon and free falling target used to teach the concepts... see more
This video demonstration illustrates the parabolic motion of the center of mass of a moving object. Non-symmetric objects... see more
This video from MIT demonstrates the effect of a Faraday cage in an electric field. A Benjamin Franklin figure is first... see more