http://www.compadre.org/psrc/ PSRC's Featured PSRC Materials en-US Copyright 2013, ComPADRE.org psrc@compadre.org (Managing Editor) Fri, 24 May 2013 02:51:28 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.compadre.org/psrc/services/images/LogoSmallPSRC.gif http://www.compadre.org/psrc/ 125 35 This outline of the use of video measurements in introductory physics includes an introduction, a video library, and example activities. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12612 https://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/direct_measurement_video/index.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12612 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST Build concept inventories from an extensive database of electricity and magnetism questions. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12567 http://physinfo.uark.edu/inventory/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12567 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST Join this online community of physics educators using social media to explore topics in physics and physics education. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12459 http://globalphysicsdept.org/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12459 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Explore this suite of short videos on effective use of clickers and student interaction in classes. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=9842 http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/resources/SEI_video.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9842 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST Join the global community of users and developers of Peer Instruction. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12107 https://www.peerinstruction.net/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12107 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST Build virtual kinematics experiments for students. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12023 http://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12023&DocID=2887 http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12023 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST An interactive exploration of physics at scales from a meter to the atomic nucleus. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=12079 http://www.nanoreisen.de/english/index.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=12079 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST View a wide range of 1 - 4 minute physics demonstration videos on topics including motion, waves, electricity and magnetism, collisions, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=11553 http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/physicsdemos http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=11553 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST This web site includes a wide range of introductory physics materials motivated by examples in the life sciences. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=9276 http://physics.doane.edu/hpp/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=9276 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST This web site contains a broad spectrum of resources for teachers who are interested in teaching physics concepts in real world contexts, with the goal to help students understand and solve 21st century problems. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=10730 http://c21.phas.ubc.ca/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=10730 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST Browse through NASA images and videos from the beginning of the space program through the present. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=8491 http://www.nasaimages.org/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8491 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST Open Sources Physics is a project to create and distribute computational resources that support physics education. This combination of computational physics, computer science, curriculum development, and education research includes both a coordinated code library, Easy Java Simulations modeling environment, and curricular resources ready to be used or modified for classes. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=3452 http://www.compadre.org/osp/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=3452 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST The PhET group from the University of Colorado-Boulder has updated their simulation pages. Now available with each simulation is information on how to use it in classes. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=1989 http://phet.colorado.edu/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=1989 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST Online Physics tutorials and instructional resources, a web favorite. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=322 http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=322 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST Research-based curricular materials for a Junior-level E&M I course, covering vector calculus, electro- and magneto-statics, electro-magnetic properties of matter. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=7891 http://www.colorado.edu/sei/departments/physics_3310.htm http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7891 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST The Visual Quantum Mechanics project provides instructional units that introduce quantum physics students who do not have a background in modern physics or higher level math. The instructional units integrate interactive computer programs and digital multimedia. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=89 http://web.phys.ksu.edu/vqm/software/online/info/summaryOfVqm.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=89 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST This collection provides a series of questions for group solution and whiteboarding and simple student experiments designed for student inquiry in large class settings. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=3439 http://physicsed.buffalostate.edu/SeatExpts/index/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=3439 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST This is a set of small-group learning materials: conceptual, mathematical, and problem solving tutorials, research results, homework, examination questions, and help for the instructor. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=5522 http://faculty.gvsu.edu/ambroseb/research/IMT.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5522 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST This extensive collection of solved problems can be used by students or teachers to supplement introductory physics classes. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=7668 http://iweb.tntech.edu/murdock/books.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=7668 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST Physclips is a collection of multimedia tutorials on introductory mechanics. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=8297 http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8297 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Nanohub is the NSF-supported collection of educational and research resources in nanotechnology, part of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=5194 https://nanohub.org/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=5194 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST These online quantitative problems include tutorial questions to help students learn the relevant physical concepts. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=6381 http://research.physics.illinois.edu/PER/ie.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=6381 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST The Just-in-Time Teaching Digital Library provides pre-class questions and teaching resources to better prepare students for classes and customize the class to meet their needs. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=8132 http://www.jittdl.org/ http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=8132 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST Workshop Physics provides an activity-based curriculum for introductory calculus-based physics. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=81 http://physics.dickinson.edu/~wp_web/WP_homepage.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=81 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST The Center for History of Physics provides online exhibits, images, oral histories, and syllabi for the history of modern physics. http://www.compadre.org/psrc/items/detail.cfm?ID=355 http://www.aip.org/history/index.html http://www.compadre.org/psrc/bulletinboard/Thread.cfm?ID=355 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST