Digi Kits
Digi Kits are vetted collections that include a hands-on, inquiry-driven activity inspired by articles from The Physics Teacher journal, digital resources that support student and teacher learning, and are aligned closely to the Framework for K-12 Science Education and NGSS performance expectations. Click on any Digi Kit below to learn more!
Planetary Magnetism Science
Digi Kit Available
Use the capability of augmented reality in smartphones to model 3-D magnetic fields around models of Earth and Planet X.
Digi Kit Available
Use the capability of augmented reality in smartphones to model 3-D magnetic fields around models of Earth and Planet X.
PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
CME Science
Digi Kit Available
This Digi Kit blends physics and space science as students analyze authentic data from the NASA SOHO space observatory to measure the speed of a coronal mass ejection (CME).
Digi Kit Available
This Digi Kit blends physics and space science as students analyze authentic data from the NASA SOHO space observatory to measure the speed of a coronal mass ejection (CME).
Body Science
Digi Kit Available
Determine the percent body fat of a sausage "cadaver" using hydrostatic weighing.
Digi Kit Available
Determine the percent body fat of a sausage "cadaver" using hydrostatic weighing.
Balloon Science
Digi Kit Available
Determine the amount of helium in an irregularly-shaped balloon using gas laws.
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Determine the amount of helium in an irregularly-shaped balloon using gas laws.
Amusement Park Science
Digi Kit Available
Use a smartphone accelerometer to generate quantitative force diagrams and measure accelerations on rides.
Digi Kit Available
Use a smartphone accelerometer to generate quantitative force diagrams and measure accelerations on rides.
PS3: Energy
Energy Theater
Digi Kit Available
This AAPT lesson is the linchpin of our High School Digi Kit on energy transfer and transformation.
Digi Kit Available
This AAPT lesson is the linchpin of our High School Digi Kit on energy transfer and transformation.
Rocket Science
Digi Kit Available
Using a force meter, record total impulse generated by a rocket engine to predict maximum flight height.
Digi Kit Available
Using a force meter, record total impulse generated by a rocket engine to predict maximum flight height.
Geo-Electric Field Science
Digi Kit Available
Create a clay model to understand the analogy between gravitational fields and electric fields.
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Create a clay model to understand the analogy between gravitational fields and electric fields.
Nerve Science
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Model and measure resistivity of gelatin "nerves" of various diameters.
Digi Kit Available
Model and measure resistivity of gelatin "nerves" of various diameters.
PS4: Waves and their Applications in Technologies
Sunspot Science
Digi Kit Available
This Digi Kit was inspired by an article in The Physics Teacher journal, "Teaching Astronomy Using Tracker", by Belloni, Christian, and Brown.
Digi Kit Available
This Digi Kit was inspired by an article in The Physics Teacher journal, "Teaching Astronomy Using Tracker", by Belloni, Christian, and Brown.
Acoustics Collection
Digi Kit Available
Collection of 6 lessons associated with vibration, waves, and acoustics, developed with the Acoustical Society of America.
Digi Kit Available
Collection of 6 lessons associated with vibration, waves, and acoustics, developed with the Acoustical Society of America.
Eclipse Science
Digi Kit Available
Use a piece of cardboard, pins, clay, and string to model solar and lunar eclipses. (Get more resources from AAPT's collaboration in the NASA Space Science Education Consortium).
Digi Kit Available
Use a piece of cardboard, pins, clay, and string to model solar and lunar eclipses. (Get more resources from AAPT's collaboration in the NASA Space Science Education Consortium).
Optics Collection
Digi Kit Available
Collection of 9 lessons associated with light, color, and geometric optics, developed with The Optical Society.
Digi Kit Available
Collection of 9 lessons associated with light, color, and geometric optics, developed with The Optical Society.
DNA Science
Digi Kit Available
Model how Rosalind Franklin determined the pitch angle of DNA using a pen spring and a laser.
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Model how Rosalind Franklin determined the pitch angle of DNA using a pen spring and a laser.
Star Spectra Science
Digi Kit Available
Use colored buttons and balloons to analyze star color, black body radiation curves, and luminosity.
Digi Kit Available
Use colored buttons and balloons to analyze star color, black body radiation curves, and luminosity.
Photoelectric Effect
Digi Kit Available
Observe the photoelectric effect, model its effect on electrons with an online simulation and hands-on manipulative, and use the Claims-Evidence-Reasoning approach to explore the wave versus particle model for light.
Digi Kit Available
Observe the photoelectric effect, model its effect on electrons with an online simulation and hands-on manipulative, and use the Claims-Evidence-Reasoning approach to explore the wave versus particle model for light.
Analog-to-Digital Science
Digi Kit Available
Model how digital signals are created from analog signals through analogies with art, data sampling from graphs, and sending messages through laser beams.
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Model how digital signals are created from analog signals through analogies with art, data sampling from graphs, and sending messages through laser beams.
Exoplanet Atmospheres Science
Digi Kit Available
What does the atmospheric composition of a distant planet tell us about whether it might harbor life? Explore how spectral data helps answer this intriguing question.
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What does the atmospheric composition of a distant planet tell us about whether it might harbor life? Explore how spectral data helps answer this intriguing question.
H: Understandings about the Nature of Science
UPC Science
Digi Kit Available
Determine the rules associated with UPC bar codes and draw analogies with scientific discovery.
Digi Kit Available
Determine the rules associated with UPC bar codes and draw analogies with scientific discovery.
Other AAPT Curricular Resources
Flight Collection
Digi Kit not yet Available
A collection of over 26 lessons and activities surrounding flight physics, developed with NASA Aeronautics as part of AAPT's Space Act Agreement with NASA to promote aeronautics education.
Digi Kit not yet Available
A collection of over 26 lessons and activities surrounding flight physics, developed with NASA Aeronautics as part of AAPT's Space Act Agreement with NASA to promote aeronautics education.
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