Physics Data and Resources
Physics Institutions
University Physics Departments in Australia and New Zealand
Physics Policy and Politics
The Funneled Web exists to make the case for the fundamental importance of science and education to Australia.
The following statement was formally adopted by the 23rd Gerneral
Assembly of IUPAP
(International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) in Atlanta, March 20,
1999.
The Importance of Physics to Society.
Teaching
The following resources are suitable for high school teachers, teaching
Physics and Science.
Student Competitions
- Sydney University School of Physics - "Build Something" competition
- University of Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge
- YSA Science Challenge
In-service Courses
School Science syllabus'
- The new NSW 7 - 10 Science syllabus (Draft)
- The Board of Studies.
- NSW Department of Education and Training.
HSC Information (NSW)
- The latest Board of Studies
HSC Syllabus (pdf file).
- More details available here.
- Universities Admissions Centre [NSW & ACT] Pty. Ltd.
- HSC Resources page (UNSW)
Science Equipment
- Science Online Australia's first dedicated Science industry online community. Lab equipment and consumerables for laboratories.
- Schoolzone - the UK.s No. 1 Education Site.
- Getting it to Work - a manual for high school science teachers to provide basic instructions for teachers to help them in setting up difficult demonstrations and laboratory equipment. Previously available online as a PDF file.
Conferences and Exhibitions
- Innovative Approaches to Teaching Science conference sponsored by CUTSD.
Societies and Associations
- Sydney University Physics Education Research Group (SUPER)
- Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA)
- Australian Science Teachers Association
- American Association of Physics Teachers.
- National Science Teachers Association (USA).
- Mathematics and Science Expert Panels (USA).
- Science Literacy for a Changing Future run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, USA).
Lecture Demonstration Resources
- PIRA Homepage Physics Instructional Resource Association. Includes a database of recommended demonstrations for physics courses.
- NCSU Physics Demoroom Keith Warren's page at North Carolina State University.
- Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility University of Maryland.
Teaching Resources
- Worksheet Generator - lets you generate worksheets online and then print them.
- Article on Internet Resources in Physics.
- School Physics Resources, Uniserve Science. A collection of weblinks to various physics education sites around the world.
- DMOZ - Open Directory Project. An attempt to organise the BEST physics sites on the internet.
- PedagoNet is a learning resources search engine. Find and post immediately your resources there.
- The Nine Planets Astronomy tour ofthe Solar System
- How Things Work. A web page where you can find out how everyday things work in terms of their physics.
- ABCs The Lab.
- Smile Program Physics Index.
- Exploratorium Science Snacks.
- Physics Demonstrations bu Julien C. Sprott.
- Science sites - put together by Macarthur Girls High School.
- Monocosm - Solving the 4D problem.
- Nova: Science in the News Australian Academy of Science.
- Physics First - Science Curriculum at the High School level.
- Science Gems.
- Exploratorium. A science Museum in San Francisco.
- Science Hobbyist including a good list of science myths.
- Teach-nology physics links.
Alternative Teaching Strategies
- Modelling workshops
- CPU project (Constructing Physics Understanding)
- TiP (Theory into Practice) Database. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction.
- Teaching attitude survey
Software
Books
- Physics 2000, Physics as it enters a New Millennium. Prepared by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) (464k PDF file).
- Review of Middle School Physical Science Texts (2000).
Education Centres
- CSIRO Science Education Centres (CSIROSECs).
- The Helix is the magazine of CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club.
- Science for School Students, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney.
Overseas Employment
Join the AIP
School teachers who do not have the necessary qualifications to join the AIP as a normal member may still join as an Associate member. Membership costs only $80.00 (includes GST - valid for 2004) and entitles you to all membership benefits, including receiving the AIP magazine "The Physicist".See the AIP membership page for more details.
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