Selected Physics Web Sites

The Physics of Golf
http://www.golfweb.com/library/books/pog/pog1.html

This web site contains is an article explaining the physics of golf from GolfWeb, a web magazine. It would be a good resource for students working on a research project on sports.

Cockpit Physics
http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfp/lessons/cp_anch1.htm

Cockpit Physics is a course on the Web from the US Air Force Academy. It's design is based on educational research and is structured around Karplus' Learning Cycle. The lessons make excellent use of QuickTime movies, javascript, and other state-of-the-art Web resources.

Fermi Lab
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/

Fermi Lab, one of the major physics research institutes, provides an education page with many resources.

Sports Illustrated article
http://pathfinder.com/@@1Mz7xvN*7AMAQA@w/
si/1996/960304/index.html

Sports Illustrated ran an article in 1996 about Dennis Rodman and rebounding. Many students read this very enthusiastically and it helps them make the connection between sports and projectile motion.

The Particle Adventure
http://pdg.lbl.gov/cpep/adventure.html

This is a GREAT web site! The Particle Adventure is an interactive tour of the atom from the Lawrence Berkeley Labs. It can be used as an interactive tutorial software to lead students through quarks, mesons, leptons, and other secrets of the atom. It contains 3 paths of information: standard model of particles path, experimental evidence path, and beyond the standard model. Each path takes you on an adventure that explains some aspect of particle physics. The paths include great original (and copywrited ) graphics and cartoons. Each path containsinteractive links . Excellent classroom activities are included.

Nobel Laureates in Physics
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/library/nobel.html

Descriptions and photos of Nobel Laureates in Physics from the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Library. This site is a good starting point for historical or biographical projects.

Virtual Prof
http://www.virtualprof.com/

This web site is a great source of help for physics teachers and physics students. Includes helpful hints on how to be a good student. Free registration for 1st and 2nd semester help for physics students plus a pay subscription for access to physicists.

Glenbrook South Physics Home Page
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html

Physics 2000
http://www.Colorado.EDU/physics/2000/

NC State University Physics Demonstrations
http://www.physics.ncsu.edu/demoroom/


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