Physics

American Institute of Physics Online History Exhibits - Offers online exhibits about famous physicists and important discoveries.
www.aip.org/history/exhibits.html

The Atoms Family - Contains educational activities relating to different forms of energy, and are presented by famous gothic horror characters.
www.miamisci.org/af/sln/

Bite-Size Physics - Offers videos, puzzles and experiments about different topics. Paid subscription is required for lesson plans, but all other content is free.
www.bitesizephysics.com/

Common Teasers in Physics - Lists a few common brain teasers such as why a compass points north to why a submarine doesn't sink under water.
www.geocities.com/mickey_prasad/physics.html

Events in Physics - Historical timelines in mathematics, physics, and politics.
history.hyperjeff.net/

Fear of Physics - An interactive, visual, and non-technical site that shows some laws of physics in action.
www.fearofphysics.com/

Fizzics Fizzle! - An interactive guide featuring three levels of topics: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
library.thinkquest.org/16600/

Fu-Kwun Hwang's Personal Page - A virtual laboratory with more than 30 physics-related Java applets covering a wide variety of topics.
www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/java/ntnujava/index.html

GCSE Physics - Revision notes on electricity, energy, space, forces and motion, radioactivity, waves and formulas. With a glossary and detailed coursework support. Includes access to past-paper questions.
www.gcse.com/physics.htm

Java Applets on Physics - A collection of computerized experiences covering a wide variety of topics from mechanics to nuclear physics.
www.walter-fendt.de/ph11e/

Learn Physics Today! - Designed to help learn the main concepts and the mathematical calculations involved. Lessons deal with topics such as mechanics, lights and waves, and electricity.
library.thinkquest.org/10796/

Lessons on Waves, Light, and Sound - Notes, interactive labs, Java applets, and illustrations.
www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/09waves/

Little Shop of Physics - Perform fun physics experiments in your home using common household items and experiments you can perform on your computer.
littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/onlineexperiments.htm

Math and Physics Help - Understandable explanations on a variety of math and physics topics at the high school and college level.
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/kenny/home.html

Mr Mallon's Physics Page - British high school teacher offers various resources to improve students' knowledge. Contains Java demonstrations of physical principles, as well as problems and solutions.
www.helpmyphysics.co.uk/

Physics - Contains information, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of physics.
www.mcwdn.org/Physics/PhysicsMain.html

Physics 2000 - An interactive journey through modern physics. Java applets are used to show how various devices work.
www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/index.pl

Physics Applets - A collection of interactive experiments and demonstrations about astrophysics, energy and environment, mechanics, and thermodynamics. Includes a set of tools for assistance in making graphs, figures, and spreadsheets.
jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/

Physics Central - Explains how physics is part of the everyday world. Answer questions on how things work and describes the latest research.
www.physicscentral.com/

Physics Education Technology - A set of simulations covering diverse key topics designed by the University of Colorado, USA, in English and Spanish.
phet.colorado.edu

Physics For Beginners - Simple introduction to basic concepts. Geared toward the absolute beginner.
physics.webplasma.com/

Physics Forums - A place for advanced teen physicists to discuss any topic of physics other science/math issues.
www.physicsforums.com/

Physics from About.com - Links to sites on topics ranging from quantum physics to biographies of famous physicists.
physics.about.com/

Physics Life - Interactive cartoon street from the Institute of Physics illustrating the physics all around us. Enter the buildings and play with the animations to see what you can discover.
www.physics.org/interact/physics-life/web/physics_life/

Physics the Google Way - Describes how to use the Google calculator to do physics calculations. [PDF]
scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PHTEAH000043000006000381000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal

PhysicsWeb - Physics news, jobs, equipment buyer's guide, and events.
physicsworld.com/cws/home

Teacher Resources from Jefferson Lab - Includes online puzzles and games, hands-on activities, answers to common questions, virtual lab tour, and printable activity sheets.
education.jlab.org/indexpages/teachers.php

Virtual Labs and Simulations - A collection of links to sites on the web that have computerized simulations of physics principles. Some are Java applets while others require the Flash plugin.
www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/applets.html

Visual Physics - Offers answers to a variety of problems. Also features interactive simulations and a quiz.
library.thinkquest.org/10170/main.htm

The Wonders of Physics - Program organized by the University of Wisconsin. Includes shows, videotapes and demonstration software, as well as a lecture kit.
sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm