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

Services from AAPT

• AAPT eMentoring
• AAPT Email Discussion Lists
• Physics First Resource Page
• YouTube Physics Teacher Channel (plenary talks from AAPT meetings)
• The Box (promotional materials for 10 for physics education meetings)
  

• CERN
• European Physical Society
• GIREP
• IACPE
• IUPAP
• ICPE
• ICSU
• UNESCO

AAPT Partners & Projects

• New Faculty Programs- Workshops & assistance programs for the undergraduate and two-year college educator
• AAPT Advanced Laboratories Website
• ComPADRE
• Nucleus: Physics and Astronomy Outreach Groups
  
• Physical Sciences Resource Center
• Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA)
• Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) Project
• 7 Myths About High School Physics Brochure   (Quantity Orders)
• 7 Myths About High School Physics Brochure - Spanish Version
  

Reports, Reviews, & Articles

• 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.
• 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

Multimedia

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

National Science Foundation Videos

NBC Learn - Science of the NFL

NBC Learn - Science of the Olympic Winter Games

NSF - Science of Speed

Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science

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 tells the unexpected story of how a group of physicists became concerned about what their students were learning, what they did about it, and how their work is influencing a new generation trying to reinvent college so that students really learn.

Symphony of Science Videos

The Small Matter of Big Science This short clip discusses the connection between economic security and investment, including government investment, in scientific research. This is a small section of a two-part program called "The Small Matter of Big Science" that closely examines developing policy as it relates to nuclear science and frontier research in the United States.

Free member resources at the Physics Store

• Guidelines for High School Physics Programs or Download the PDF.
• The Role, Education, Qualifications, and Professional Development of Secondary School Physics Teachers (2009) or Download the PDF.
• Guidelines for Two-Year College Physics Programs or Download the PDF.
• Guidelines for Self-Study and External Evaluation of Undergraduate Physics Programs or Download the PDF.
• Planning for Graduate Studies or Download the PDF.

• Nobel Prize in Physics Poster (2009)
• Nobel Prize in Physics Poster (2010)
• High School Physics Photo Contest Poster
• Past High School Physics Photo Contest Posters
• "Why Take Physics?" Poster

• Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics: Project Report
• Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics at Two-Year Colleges: Best Practices of Physics Programs
• Experimentos con Hilos y Cinta Adhesiva

Blogs

TYC Physics
PERticles

Pat's Picks for STEM Teachers

Service Opportunities