A student's epistemological stance (be it knowledge as memorized information, knowledge from authority, or knowledge as invented stuff) may constrain that student from reasoning in productive ways while also shaping the...

This website contains eight one-hour videos designed to help K–6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the basic physical science concepts they need to teach in today’s standards-based curricula. Programs include...

This web site presents illustrations of the Fermi surfaces of many of the elements in the periodic table. Interactive 3D illustrations, stereo-3D images, and standard jpeg images are available. Surfaces can be displayed...

High school AP Physics teachers and students may want to check out Flipping Physics, a project focused on teaching instructors how to flip their physics classrooms. A flipped classroom is a learning structure in which...

This webpage, from HyperPhysics at Georgia State University, contains an introduction to the Fresnel lens, a design that vastly reduces the amount of glass required for large lenses. The lens is described and diagrams...