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Teaching Tools ~~Power Point Slides Professor Al Garcia's Slides (based on Hewitt's Conceptual Physics course) : http://www.algarcia.org/Phys1Lec.html
Mechanics
Physics animations Good overall review for mechanics concepts including work and energy. (motion related topics) http://www.physicsclassroom.com
Virtual Air Track: good for investigating conservation of momentum: http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap6/cd157a.htm
Relativity
Einstein Light: "The finer points of Einstein in less time than it takes to eat a sandwich" --Scientific American http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/
Gravity Demonstrating gravity in your basement. MPEG movie of a gravity demonstration you can do at home. http://www.fourmilab.ch/gravitation/foobar/
Fluids and Pressure
Bernoulli's Principle animation and explanation: http://home.earthlink.net/~mmc1919/venturi.html
General Physics (all topics)
Next Time Questions (From Conceptual Physics): http://dev.physicslab.org/Compilations/NextTime.aspx
Physics.org: Good explanations of physics in your everyday life. Registration required. http://www.physics.org/
Mr. Heckathorn's physics class: The very detailed website of an Ohio physics teacher. Includes lesson powerpoints on many topics. http://www.cvcaroyals.org/~rheckathorn/
Conceptual Physics: A good source for demonstrations, activities and additional info on all sorts of physics topics. http://www.phschool.com/science/cpsurf/
Hyperphysics (all subjects): http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
How Things Work: this site is made by a physicist
at the University of Virginia and answers people's letters on "the
physics of everyday life" Very interesting reading. http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/ Online book: Physics Demonstrations by Julien Sprott. This
book has hundreds of pages of demonstrations for use in a physics or
physical science class. Many of the classics and most require pretty
simple materials. http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/demobook/intro.htm
Thermodyanmics
Animation and Interactives
PHYSLETS:
This is the home page for a collection of Java applets that illustrate
various physics phenomena. Good for visualizing hard to see processes. http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html
PhET: Java physics/some chem
simulations. Good resource.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/web-pages/simulations-base.html
Architecture and Construction
Bridge Project
To all past and future bridge builders: go to
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm and download the bridge
design software. Can you build a successful, virtual bridge?
Balsa Bridges: A clearinghouse of nearly one hundred bridge
building sites. Shows a 100g balsa bridge capable of holding 209 kg
(459.8 pounds)!!!!! Check it out: http://www.balsabridge.com/
Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster: Lots of information and analysis http://w3.ham.muohio.edu/~narayam/Tacoma/default.htm
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