This workshop from the 2006 PTEC Conference discusses the use of video and class observations for improving instruction. It presents the goals for classroom reform and outlines the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol...

This website from the Exploratorium provides an activity on building a Zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of still pictures. The site contains written instructions and video...

This web page from the Exploratorium presents a hands-on activity for safely observing a solar eclipse with a pinhole viewer. The project uses everyday supplies: long box, a piece of aluminum foil, a pin, and a sheet of...

This presentation from the 2006 PTEC Conference outlines the active engagement approach of the Physics by Inquiry curriculum. The foundations of this approach, its goals and methods, and examples are presented....

This applet shows the motion of a test charge along an x-axis due to two fixed charges, and the a graph of the corresponding Coulomb force. The user can choose between like unequal charges, like equal charges, unlike...

This site from SolStation contains a chronology of life on Earth beginning with the origin of our Solar System about 4.6 billion years ago. Descriptions of the important stages in the development of carbon-based life...

This presentation from the 2006 PTEC Conference outlines experiences from the PhysTEC Teacher-in-Residence program. Details about the program and changes that have occurred are outlined. The document is available for...

This applet shows two fixed charges and the motion of a test charge with a displayed net force vector. The user is able to set the magnitude, position, and sign of the fixed charges. A graph of either the electric...

This webpage features a set of eight animations relating to heat and thermodynamics. Topics include Brownian motion, Maxwell distribution, molecular structures, and behavior of gas molecules subjected to heating and...

Created by Oliver Knill and Dale Winter for the Connected Curriculum Project, this module introduces vector fields, the concept of "work," and the line integral. This is one of a much larger set of learning modules...