An excellent resource for background information on physics.
Submitted 9 years ago
Community Review for The Physics Classroom
Brian L.
Novi High School
Novi MI, US
My Take
The Physics Classroom is an excellent resource to supplement a physics classroom. It is simple and effective at providing the basics in physics.
How I Use It
I use the Physics Classroom as an online resource students can use to reinforce their understanding of physics concepts. It is a supplement to lecture notes and the textbook; a place students can turn to when they feel like they could use an explanation of a physics idea. I think it is a supplemental (free) resource that works.
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Dominic P.
August 6, 2020
A rather comprehensive resource for Physics Content, Physics Classroom provides supplemental instruction and easy visualization of concepts
Use the text and tutorials as supplemental instruction or provide more in depth instruction. Not all topics are supplemental to an AP or IB level. Some core concepts are missing. (Fluids, Thermodynamics). Demos can help students visualize the concepts. Take into consideration audience maturity, you may need to re-direct if they are not engaged or add more info to a given activity or demo. Always put the lesson in context of your class first. CP Physics may find this more useful then AP/IB. May go as far as M-level in SAMR hierarchy in terms of how you can introduce lab concepts or perform labs virtually.
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Morgan G.
October 28, 2018
Website designed to give interactives and corresponding worksheets for physics
I see this tool as something to use when you have computer access but do not have access to physical materials to provide experiments. This website can also help students advance if they are done with their work and are interested in a certain application of physics.
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Douglas M.
October 8, 2018
Interactive simulations with immediate feedback encourage students to continue trying even when not successful!
Because it was a new concept, this was a controlled way for student to find out for themselves what they did or did not understand free from judgemental eyes. As the teacher I was excited to receive a higher than normal influx of student questions as compared to giving direct instruction prior to completing an activity. Students, quite simply, were more actively engaged with the learning.
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