Physics is Phun is a mobile physics demonstration show put on by the University of Maryland department of physics. Each program is customized for the particular group and level to which it is presented. Several different...

This web site contains in-depth notes with examples and practice problems for several topics in introductory physics and astronomy. Some of these topics include classical mechanics, geometric optics, celestial...

This site from the Exploratorium provides an examination of Iceland's unusual volcanoes, with their unexpected magnetic fields. The site contains an introduction to the concept of drifting magnetic poles and presents an...

The authors of this research study investigate the context dependency of students' learning and how context issues affect understanding. The paper argues that the development of diagnostic tools should follow qualitative...

This website, authored and curated by David Stern, provides an outline of the motion of charged particles in the Earth's magnetic fields, and the Van Allen and outer radiation belts. It summarizes their discovery, their...