The University of Minnesota Physics Education Research and Development group. Links to materials on cooperative problem solving, context rich problems, and implementation of innovative teaching methods in the large...

Authored by Professor G. Eric Matthews, this web page describes a project at Wake Forest University to create videos of common physics lecture demonstrations. The goals of the project, the participants, some details...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity as a vehicle to examine the I-V characteristics of a diode versus a resistor. The exercise will measure the voltage drop across both a...

The Wonders of Physics is designed to stimulate interest in science, and to show people that physics is fun and that science is for everyone. It is a traveling show based in Madison, WI, but does shows all over the...

The Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop (MAST) provides this activity for classes learning about semiconductors and LEDs (light-emitting diodes). The class will observe visible LEDs in simple electrical...