Research and Teaching: Field Trips and Their Effect on Student Achievement and Attitudes -- A Comparison of Physical Versus Virtual Field Trips to the Indian River Lagoon

Journal Article | February 2005

This study examined the effect of physical and virtual field trips on undergraduate, nonscience majors. No significant differences were seen in achievement, attitudes, learning styles, interactions between field trip…

Focus on Physics: The Delightful Catenary Curve

Blog Post | May 2017

Figure 1. A. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. B. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. When teaching how tension and compression relate to geometrical structures such as bridges, arches, and domes, I show a picture of the Notre…

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science

Blog Post | December 2016

Interested in teaching your students how to make and support their science explanations in the classroom? We’ve got just the thing. The newest books in the Argument-Driven Inquiry Series from NSTA Press is here.…

Way Cool! Physics Lessons (Seriously)

Blog Post | May 2014

Middle and high school science teachers who seek engaging chances for their students to first watch something happen—and then become curious enough to explore and discover why—should check out two new books by authors…

Science of Golf: physics of the golf swing

Blog Post | October 2013

What do the trebuchet, said to have been invented in China in about 300 BC and Paula Creamer, the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open champion, have in common? They both owe their success to the double pendulum effect. Find out why…

NSTA Email List Server

Page | March 2020

Welcome to the NSTA list server.* NSTA’s lists are group email discussions that allow members to exchange information in a peer-to-peer forum. NSTA Members who subscribe (at no extra cost!) can now select from 23 …

Focus on Physics: The Equilibrium Rule—A Personal Discovery

Blog Post | July 2016

Building an Understanding of Physical Principles Figure 1. Burl and Paul on a scaffold. Before college, I worked with master sign painter Burl Grey, who, like me, was passionate about science but didn’t study physics in…

Science of the Winter Olympics: Physics of Figure Skating

Blog Post | February 2014

Many would call the figure skating events the most elegant of all of the winter Olympic sports. The spins. The tosses. The leaps. How on earth do they stay in balance? Find out by watching the latest installment of the…