Reading, Video & Java resources for physics

Physics C online resources

Physics Topics
- Ch 1 - About Science (Ch 1 Terms & Objectives)
  - Daily Unit Plan
  - Cargo cult science by Richard Feynman from "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
  - "Let me tell you a story" podcast from NPR's Radio lab
  - Richard Feynman's video lectures.
  - The Skeptics guide to the Universe
  - Each week, Ben Goldacre skewers the enemies of reason.
    If you're a journalist who misrepresents science for the sake of a headline, a politician more interested in spin than evidence, or an advertiser who loves pictures of molecules in little white coats, then beware: your days are numbered.
  - So,... Why do we use the metric system? Check out the alternative
- Mechanics
  - Kinematics
    - Ch 2 - Linear Motion (Ch 2 Terms & Objectives)
    - Ch 3 - Projectile Motion (Ch. 3 Terms & Objectives)
      - Daily Unit Plan
      - What is a projectile?
      - Projectile Motion Pratice Quiz
  - Newton's Laws
    - Daily Unit Plan
    - Ch 4 - Newton's First Law (Ch 4 Terms & Objectives)
      - Newton's first law streaming videos
    - Ch 5 - Newton's Second Law (Ch 5 Terms & Objectives)
      - Newton's second law streaming videos
      - Newton's second law reading
    - Ch 6 - Newton's Third Law (Ch 6 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 7 Momentum (Ch 7 Terms & Objectives)
    - Daily Unit Plan
    - Momentum streaming videos
    - Linear Momentum reading with a Java modeling activity Bang! Boing! Pop! Interactive Physics on the World Wide Web
      Created for Thinkquest 96 by Josh Levine, Paulina Kuo, and Doug Brown
    - Momentum reading "The physics classroom tutorial"
  - Ch 8 Energy (Ch 8 Terms & Objectives)
    - Daily Unit Plan
    - Energy streaming videos
    - Energy online modeling
    - Energy reading "The physics classroom tutorial"
  - Ch 9 Circular Motion (Ch 9 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 10 Center of Gravity (Ch 10 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 11 Rotational Mechanics (Ch 11 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 12-14 Gravitation (Ch 12-14 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 15 & 16 Special Relativity (Ch 15 & 16 Terms & Objectives)
- Properties of Matter
- Thermodynamics
- Sound and Light
  - Daily Unit Plan
  - Ch 25 - Vibrations and Waves (Ch 25 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 26 - Sound (Ch 26 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 27 - Light (Ch 27 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 28 - Color (Ch 28 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 29 - Reflection and Refraction (Ch 29 Terms & Objectives)
  - Ch 30 - Lenses (Ch 30 Terms & Objectives)
    - Curved mirrors and death rays at a holtel not so near you?
  - Ch 31 - Diffraction and Interference (Ch 31 Terms & Objectives)
- Electricity & Magnetism
  - Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism by The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

last update February 16, 2012 by D. Boire

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