Physics
Weblinks and other resources for high school Physics
Adventures in Magnitudes
'Powers of 10' - Ray & Charles Eames' iconic 1968 documentary film, and 'Scale of the Universe' are two marvelous adventures in magnitudes. more
Feynman’s ‘Fun to Imagine’ Video Series
In this fabulous video series produced by the BBC in 1983, physicist Richard Feynman thinks aloud about jiggling atoms, fire, electricity, magnets, rubber bands, mirrors, trains, stars, big numbers, and more. more
Adventures in Magnitudes
'Powers of 10' - Ray & Charles Eames' iconic 1968 documentary film, and 'Scale of the Universe' are two marvelous adventures in magnitudes. more
Feynman’s ‘Fun to Imagine’ Video Series
In this fabulous video series produced by the BBC in 1983, physicist Richard Feynman thinks aloud about jiggling atoms, fire, electricity, magnets, rubber bands, mirrors, trains, stars, big numbers, and more. more
Free videos explore the science behind the Olympics
These 16 videos on NBC Learn unravel the physics, biology, chemistry, and materials engineering behind the Olympic Winter Games. more
Discoveries & Breakthroughs Inside Science
The 'Discoveries & Breakthroughs Inside Science' site is a great STEM resource to weave into the daily lives of kids for reading and discussion. more
Slideshow: 10 scientific objects that changed the world
An eclectic collection of inventions put together by the "New Scientist" to the mark the centenary of the Science Museum in London. more
Hubblesite.org
The astronauts at NASA have been pretty busy lately - undertaking exciting spacewalks and making repairs to the Hubble Telescope. Keep up with their progress and more at Hubblesite.org. more
nanoZONE: A Handy Nanotechnology Primer
Ever have your kids ask you about Nanotechnology and found yourself stumped? This promising field of science and technology deserves some measure of lucid explanation to any curious child. nanoZONE - a creation of the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at the University of California at Berkeley, is just what you and your kids need. more
Homeschool Science
The Homeschool Science section of Instructables.com has a decent collection of user-contributed science experiments that can be done at home. Experiments such as 'how to make your own thermometer', 'the Penny Battery', and 'how to make a 6-cent LED Throwie' sound like fun for teen tinkerers. more
A “Scratchy” Problem
— Here is a cool video posing a specific problem in an animation created in "Scratch". The video outlines a few different ways kids can approach tackling the problem and ways to use it in a learning context. more
Time travel anyone? … and let’s build a pyramid while we’re at it
"Time Engineers" is an interesting computer simulation game for kids between the ages of 7-17. The premise is novel - the kids travel back in time to solve engineering problems in three different eras. Science and Math concepts are woven into the playing of the game. more
