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Symbols in Physics

Symbols are a cornerstone of the written language of physics and mathematics but inconsistencies in their use pose a challenge to students. This article reports on interviews held with first-year undergraduate physics students, focused on their early...

By Meredith Begg and Robyn Pierce

Postsecondary Literacy Physics Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Our Universe through Sight, Sound & Touch, September 23, 2021

Information of our Universe doesn't have to be just a two-dimensional snap shot. We can transform these data to be able to listen, feel, or (virtually) move through cosmic objects.  Listen to the debris from an exploded star, walk thro...

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 23, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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What’s in a Wave?

By Patrick Enderle, Natalie King, and Lauren Margulieux

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Physics in the Sport of Boxing—A Personal Story

High School Physical Science Physics

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, February 23, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

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Can a Simple Engineering Project Be Used To Teach Some Science?

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary Engineering Physics

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A Light Challenge

By Alissa A. Lange, Erin Rice, Noell Howe, and Qiuju Tian

Elementary Instructional Materials Physical Science Physics

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For Your Eyes Only

By Zeynep Gonca Akdemir, Muhsin Menekse, Mahdi Hosseini, Arindam Nandi, and Keiichiro Furuya

High School Computer Science Labs Physics

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Sparking a Movement

By Matthew D. Stilwell, Chunhua Yao, Dale Vajko, Kelly Jeffery, Douglas Powell, Xudong Wang, and Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel

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The Bohr Model of the Atom

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Physical Science Physics

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Modifying Traditional Labs to Target Scientific Reasoning

This article showcases how a physics lab course was successfully redesigned to promote important reasoning abilities not explicitly addressed in the typical college setting. Student development of such abilities is essential for sound decision making...

By Kathleen Koenig, Krista E. Wood, Larry J. Bortner and Lei Bao

Postsecondary Chemistry Curriculum Labs Physics Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Who Gets Helped?

Although peer interaction in the college classroom may benefit some students by developing peer networks for future collaborations, prior research has suggested that these relationships most often benefit students from overrepresented communities, wh...

By Michael Brown and Robert M. DeMonbrun

Physics Teaching Strategies

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Surface-X

By Daniel McKinney

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