Teaching Resources

New! "Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Take Physics" Poster

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• Recruiting Physics Students in High School (FED newsletter article)
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There are many resources available to help teachers of physics, astronomy, and physical science. A few are listed here, and we always welcome suggestions for new items to add to the list. To suggest a teaching resource for this page, email us at webmaster@aapt.org.

Links to Teaching Resources

Article Collections from AAPT Journals

• Gravitational Waves: Teaching the Science Behind the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Race and Physics Teaching
  
• Teaching About the Solar Eclipse: Articles from The Physics Teacher and the American Journal of Physics
  
• A Celebration of the Art, Craft, and Science of Physics Teaching
  
• The Best of The Physics Teacher 2015-2016
  
• With You When You Fly: Aeronautics for Introductory Physics
• Neutrinos: The science behind the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
  
• Pluto
• In Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
  
• The Best of The Physics Teacher 2014-2015
• A Study of Light: In Celebration of The International Year of Light
  
• Diodes: Articles for Physics Educators
  
• Martin Gardner Centennial Collection
  
• Physics Challenges 2010-2011
  
• The Best of The Physics Teacher 2013-14
  
• iPhysicsLabs
  
• For the New Physics Teacher
  
• Physics of the Winter Olympics
• Einstein in the AAPT Journals
  

Services from AAPT

• AAPT ComPADRE Digital Library
  
• AAPT eMentoring
• AAPT Email Discussion Lists
• AAPT Films
  
• Physics First Resource Page
• YouTube Channel (plenary talks from AAPT meetings)
• Section Box (Email request for promotional materials. Include date of meeting, number of attendees, intended audience (i.e. 50% HS, 25% 2YC, 25% 4YC), shipping address.)

International Physics Education Websites

• CERN
• European Physical Society
• GIREP
• IACPE
• ICPE
• ICSU
• International Particle Physics Outreach Group
• IUPAP
• UNESCO
• Women in Physics:  Proceedings of the 4th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics

AAPT Partners & Projects

• New Faculty Programs- Workshops & assistance programs for the undergraduate and two-year college educator
• HERStories
• AIP Career Network Webinars
  
• Network yourself to a great career (Webinar)
• The Interview: What you need to do before, during, and after to get the job (Webinar)
• I'm About to Graduate - What on Earth Do I Do Now? (Webinar)
• Transitioning Your Career Beyond Academia (Webinar)
• Poster Presentation Success (Webinar)
• Labs and Activities (NSF funded project)
  
• AAPT Advanced Laboratories Website
• Nucleus: Physics and Astronomy Outreach Groups
• Physical Sciences Resource Center
• Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA)
• Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) new site!  Old pages are here.
  
• Project Kaleidoscope SISL
• 7 Myths About High School Physics Brochure   (Quantity Orders)
• 7 Myths About High School Physics Brochure - Spanish Version
  

Reports, Reviews, & Articles

• Conference on Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences Report - March 2014
  
• Supporting LGBT+ Physicists: A Best Practices Guide for Departments
  
• Transit of Venus June 5/6 2012: AJP Letter to the Editor
• iPhysicsLabs: Analyzing free fall with a smartphone acceleration sensor
• Resource Letter: Nonlinear Optics
• Downloadable Video Guides & Presentations
• Review of High School Physics Texts
• Report of the AAPT Advanced Laboratories Task Force
• Report of the Joint APS-AAPT Task Force on Graduate Education in Physics
• Physics First Pamphlet
• Safety in Physics Education (Pages 1-11). Purchase this book at The Physics Store.
• College Ready Physics Standards: A Look to the Future
  
• NRC-BOSE Draft Framework for Science Education
• Focus Group Report on Draft Frameworks
• Increasing Physics Enrollment in Your School, from The Physics Teacher, Vol. 47, September 2009
• Strengthening K-12 science education through teacher development
  

Multimedia

You Need AAPT by Steve Iona

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Hewitt Drew-IT!  Physics Screen Casts

Teach Physics: Make a Difference video (PhysTEC.org)

The Constellations and Their Stars

National Science Foundation Videos

NBC Learn - Science of the NFL

NBC Learn - Science of the Olympic Winter Games

NSF - Science of Speed

Free Online Climate and Energy Teaching Resources - Grades 6-16

Newton's Apple - The Physics of Roller Coasters (YouTube Video)

The Physics of Baseball

Pablo Physics Video Clips

Physics Forums

Physics Meets the Monsters, a series of three videos that encourage students to enroll in middle school and high school physics.

UNSW School of Physics Physclips

WebAssign Physics Explorations with Direct Measurement Videos

CK-12 Foundation

The Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University-Hands-onNanoActivities

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PHET Physics Simulations

Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking the Way College Students Learn

Symphony of Science Videos

The Small Matter of Big Science