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Interactive
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Exploratorium Museum. Includes an interactive feature in which a visitor enters their weight on earth and has their weight on other planets computed and displayed. Discusses the distinction between mass and weight and describes...
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Website
Other

American Institute of Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for the American Institute of Physics. Very comprehensive resource that contains good physics information.
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
Light is a form of energy. We see it in many different forms all around us. It's the sunlight that pours through your bedroom window and wakes you up. Images and in-depth information on light can all be accessed in this article.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive List of All the Physics Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a long list of physics formulas for easy reference.
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Website
Walter Fendt

Walter Fendt: Apps on Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection by Walter Fendt (who also offers many applets on mathematics and astronomy) is large and comprehensive. Everything from classical mechanics to the theory of relativity and nuclear physics is covered. Numerous interactive...
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Website
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: The Man, His Lab and Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of physicist Lawrence Berkeley.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Physics (Combined Science)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of the topics and links to the Physics (Combined Science)courses offered in GCSE Bitesize and a list of contents of each. The topics include the following: Energy, Electricity, Matter, Radioactivity, Forces,...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Sport Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this colorful and interactive resource, students can learn about the science behind baseball, hockey, cycling, skateboarding, and surfing.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Robert Hofstadter

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica offers biographical information on Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize winner for his investigations on protons and neurons. Includes image.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 1.1 Physics: An Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain the difference between a principle and a law and Explain the difference between a model and a theory.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics 1 Preface

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the preface to an AP Physics online textbook; it highlights what is covered in the course. Teaching materials are available. An OpenStax Open-Education-Resource.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Charles Augustin De Coulomb

For Students 9th - 10th
A large complete authoritative biography of Coulomb. Five large pictures, over a dozen links to contemporaries, references, a poster, other mathematicians. A fine source.
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1939: Ernest Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief entry describes the scientific contributions of physicist Ernest Lawrence.
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PPT
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics 1 Power Point Slides: Instructor

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This is a collection of PowerPoint Slide Shows to be used in the instruction of AP Physics 1 course.
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Handout
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics I: Appendices: Glossary of Key Symbols

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of key symbols and definitions used in the Texas Gateway AP Physics I online textbook.
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Graphic
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics I: Appendices: Useful Information

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides eight tables of useful information such as Important Constants, Submicroscopic Masses, Solar System Data, Metric Prefixes for Powers of Ten and Their Symbols, The Greek Alphabet, SI units, Useful Formulae, and other...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Language of Physics: Physical Quantities and Units

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to associate physical quantities with their International System of Units (SI) and perform conversions among SI units using scientific notation; relate measurement uncertainty to significant...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: The Scientific Methods

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain how the methods of science are used to make scientific discoveries; define a scientific model and describe examples of physical and mathematical models used in physics; and compare...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: Definitions and Applications

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the definition, aims, and branches of physics; describe and distinguish classical physics from modern physics and describe the importance of relativity, quantum mechanics, and...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is Physics?: Introduction

For Students 10th - 12th
This is an introduction to Chapter 1: What Is Physics? It offers a chapter outline, introduces you to the realm of physics, and discusses applications of physics in other disciplines of study. It also describes the methods by which...
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Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics: Preface: Teaching Information and Materials

For Students 10th - 12th
This is the preface of an online Physics textbook and course. It includes information about the text and its scope. It also lists the teaching materials provided and how to get them.
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics Textbook

For Students 10th - 12th
This is an online Physics textbook divided into chapters and chapter sections including instruction and practice. It covers the scope and sequence requirements of a typical one-year physics course. This open-education-resource...
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eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ap Physics 1 Textbook Pdf

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a PDF copy of the Texas Education Agency Textbook Advanced Placement for AP Courses Physics 1: Algebra-Based. It provides a whole course for AP Physics 1.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is Physics?: Test Prep

For Students 10th - 12th
This is a list of 37 test prep questions and problems over the content of Chapter 1: What is Physics? from the TEA Physics online text.