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Sites Specifically for Students with Information About Physics

Elementary: Color Me Physics: Online Coloring book that introduces children to physics and some of its most famous characters. The book includes a coloring page and short description for Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Franklin, Bouchet, Sklodowska Curie, Einstein, Fermi, Goeppert-Mayer, and Feynman; pages are printable

Kidipede: Physics for Kids: Facts and information about these Physics Topics: Space, Electricity, Magnets, Light, Sound, Movement, Time, Weather, and Machines; links to vocabulary

Kids.gov: Physical Science - Physics: Links to Kids.gov sites which explain many physics topics

Physics4Kids.com: Basic physics information: motion, heat and thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, light, and modern physics topics.

Physics Sites

American Institute of Physics: Facts, information, and photos about people and ideas that changed the world

The American Physical Society - A Century of Physics: Timeline with Description

PBS: Physics and Astronomy: A descriptive physics timeline with facts and information

Physics Central: Learn how the world works; Topics include: Space and the Universe, Light, Sound, Matter, and MORE

The Physics Classroom Tutorials:Tutorials on Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Vectors, Momentum and Its Conversation, Work, Energy and Power, Electricity, Sound Waves



Physics 2000: Physics 2000: An interactive journey through modern physics! Have fun learning visually and conceptually about 20th Century science and high-tech devices.

Physics.org: produced by the Institute of Physics. The place to be if you have a physics question, or if you're just generally interested in the areas of physics!

Physics to Go: An online biweekly mini-magazine, and a collection of more than 800 websites that you can search and browse.

Physicsworld.com: Browse by subject area: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Condensed Matter and MORE

Virtual Physics Lab: A large collection of interesting interactive JAVA applets to learn about physics topics


Electricity  
Kidipede: Electricity

How Stuff Works: Electricity

Electricity and Ben Franklin Museum of Science: Theater of Electricity
Energy Kid's Page: Electricity Physics4Kids.com: Electricity
Energy Story: What is Electricity? Science Made Simple: Static Charge and Static Electricity

Energy PhunPhysics: Energy
Sites about Energy Fusion Energy Education

Famous Physicists  
Einstein's Miracle Year - 15 Minute Movie Famous Physicists Timeline and Facts
Famous Physicists for Young Students List of Physicists - from Wikipedia

Gravity  
Kidipede: Gravity PhunPhysics: Gravity
Newton's Laws for Kids - Overview How Stuff Works: Gravity


Laws of Physics Major Laws of Physics

Machines and Simple Machines  
Kidipede: Machines Scholastic: Simple Machines
Inquiry Almanack - Simple Machines Simple Machines
Inventor's Toolbox: Simple Machines Simple Machines Learning Site

Magnets and Magnetism How Stuff Works: Magnets
Kidipede: Magnets How Electromagnets Work
Electricity and Magnetism Magnet Man: Cool Experiments with Magnets

Motion  
Kidepede: Movement Amusement Park Physics: An Interactive Activity
How Stuff Works: Newton's Laws of Motion

Bridge to Classroom: Design a Bridge for an Earthquake

Physics4kids.com: Mechanics and Motion Roller Coaster Inventors and History
Elements of Physics: Newton's Three Laws of Motion Video Physics4Kids.com: Newton's Laws of Motion

Optics - The Science of Light  
Kidipede: Light Exploring the Science of Light
How Stuff Works: Light How Stuff Works: Optics Videos
Optics for Kids: The Science of Light Light and Optics
Physics4Kids.com: Types of Light Light - from Wikipedia

Sound How Stuff Works: Exploring Sound Waves Video
Kidipede: Sound Characteristics of Sound Waves
How Stuff Works: Introduction to Sound Waves PhunPhysics: Sound

Sport Science - Using Physics in Sports  
Could Baseball Players Learn More from Physics Class Than Spring Training? Exploratorium: Skateboard Science


Games to Learn More About Physics PhysicsGames.net
Moving Toy Mechanisms Fun Trivia: Physics


Educational Science Powerpoints

Educational Science Videos

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE


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