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Physics includes the study of forces and motion, conservation laws, heat, fluids, vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, and sound and light.

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Newspaper Physics for First-Year College Students

This article describes and illustrates a physics course for first-year college students whose only knowledge of physics is that they do not like the...

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The Tachyon Nexus

This article describes a website called The Tachyon Nexus (no relation to Tachyon Nexus Inc.), which includes reliable information about the controv...

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Focus on Physics: The Physics of Rainbows

Building an understanding of physical principles. ...

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, September 17, 2024
 

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Science Update: Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy, January 30, 2025

Join us on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about the search for planets located outside our Solar System....

 

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Introduction to Sensemaking and Equitable Assessments that Support Sensemaking
 

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 23, 2024
 

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OSE MA July 2024 Workshop Artifacts

This folder contains workshop artifacts for Round 1 and Round 3....

 

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Some Physics of Wheels and Tires

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, June 18, 2024
 

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Web Seminar, August 15, 2024

This is a collection of resources for the program titled: Science Update: Space Weather on Our Approach to Solar Max. This program aired on August 15...

 

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Science Update: Space Weather on Our Approach to Solar Max, August 15, 2024

Join us on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, to learn about space weather from NASA. In this web seminar, we will delve into the...

 

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The First and Most Important Day of Class

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Transporting Martian Samples: Using Engineering Design to Assess Thermal Energy Transfer, Forces, and Nature of Engineering

Engineering activities often emphasize the practices of engineers, but can sometimes feel disconnected from content. This engineering design activity ...

 

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The Micro Assignment Guided Inquiry and Collaboration (MAGIC) method: A qualitative discussion of the benefits of active learning through scaffolded assignments in upper-level physics and mathematics

In this article, we discuss Micro Assignment Guided Inquiry and Collaboration (MAGIC), an active learning method that draws on the merits of inquiry-b...

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