physics

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• - Notes, interactive labs, Java applets, and illustrations.
  
• - British high school teacher offers various resources to improve students' knowledge. Contains Java demonstrations of physical principles, as well as problems and solutions.
  
• - Contains educational activities relating to different forms of energy, and are presented by famous gothic horror characters.
  
• - Collection of short reports written by high school students explaining the physics of everyday actions and objects.
  
• - Revision notes on energy, motion, and formulas, with a glossary of terms.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Personal journal of what it was like to build a mousetrap car and enter competitions.
  
• - An edible physics experiment with static electricity and Rice Crispies.
  
• - Explains how physics is part of the everyday world. Answer questions on how things work and describes the latest research.
  
• - A place for advanced teen physicists to discuss any topic of physics other science/math issues.
  
• - British Institute of Physics provides links to revision materials, information about competitions, an event calendar, and an overview of study and career opportunities.
  
• - An interactive journey through modern physics. Java applets are used to show how various devices work.
  
• - Perform fun physics experiments in your home using common household items and experiments you can perform on your computer.
  
• - An interactive, highly visual, and non-technical way to see the laws of physics in action.
  
• - This experiment demonstrates iso- and thixo-tropy properties of certain emulsions (fluid mixtures).
  
• - A school project web site.
  
• - Simple introduction to basic concepts. Geared toward the absolute beginner.
  
• - Historical timelines in mathematics, physics, and politics.
  
• - A multimedia exercise where the user conducts experiments in weight, mass, volume, density and gravity.
  
• - A diagram of a wave, with labeled parts. Includes an interactive window in which the user can change the frequency of the wave.
  
• - Physics news, jobs, equipment buyer's guide, and events.
  
• - Links to sites on topics ranging from quantum physics to biographies of famous physicists.
  
• - Includes discussions of gravity, orbits, energy, and Kepler's and Newton's laws. Includes activities and links.
  
• - The American Institute of Physics is the largest organization of physicists in North America. This web site allows access to online journals and thousands of pages of free and useful information.
  
• - Tutorials and practice exercises for high school physics. Includes animations, diagrams, and multimedia examples.
  
• - Understandable explanations on a variety of math and physics topics at the high school and college level.
  
• - Includes online puzzles and games, hands-on activities, answers to common questions, virtual lab tour, and printable activity sheets.
  
• - Searchable database of physics resources from the Institute of Physics which matches your question, age and knowledge profile to handpicked sites. Also includes the Physics Life animation.
  
• - Contains information, links, and interactive quizzes on the basic concepts of physics.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Lists a few common brain teasers such as why a compass points north to why a submarine doesn't sink under water.