Physics | Education Information & Student / Teacher Resources

Physics Education | Resources for Students & Teachers / Educators

Activities in Optics
Activities provided to help you investigate light, optics, and color written by educators with input from scientists, researchers, students, and teachers.

CPEP: Contemporary Physics Education Project
Non-profit organization of teachers, educators, and physicists located around the world. CPEP materials present the current understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy, incorporating the major research findings of recent years.

Glossary of Laser Science & Fusion Terms
A glossary of terms related to laser technology and its use in fusion energy research at the NIF

IPPEX: Interactive Plasma Physics Education Experience
Site contains Interactive plasma physics topics, ranging from electricity, magnetism, energy, and fusion.

PhET: Physics Education Technology
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the Physics Education Technology project at the University of Colorado.

Physics Classroom Tutorial
Topics & tutorials in a variety of physics topics

Physics Forums
Discussion forums and threads covering many aspects of basic to advanced physics as well as career guidance, academic guidance, homework questions and discussion, and learning materials

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Teaching Physics

American Association of Physics Teachers
Established in 1930 with the fundamental goal of ensuring the "dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching."

arXiv Physics Education Preprint
Recent submissions in Physics Education at the arXiv preprint server

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