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ContentsDemonstrations & Experiments 2 Classroom apparatus, demos, activities

Everyday Physics 4 How everyday things work, physics of sports

History and Philosophy 6 Physics history, writings of famous physicists

Physics Education Tools 7 Used Math, conceptual physics

Physics Teaching Resource Agents 11 Improving the teaching and learning of physics

AAPT Resources Affordable and complimentary resources 14

for AAPT members

Index 16

The American Association of Physics Teachers is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.

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Apparatus for Teaching Physics (OP-65)Apparatus for Teaching Physics, edited by Karl Mamola, is a collection of articles from The Physics Teacher that deal with laboratory and demonstration apparatus. The book includes descriptions of new apparatus as well as discussions of innovative uses of standard, well-known equipment. The emphasis is on apparatus that is useful primarily in the introductory physics course. (247 pages) ISBN 0-917853-90-3 ©1999

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A Demonstration Handbook for Physics (OP-40)Created as a guide for high school and college physics teachers, this handbook contains hundreds of apparatus demonstrations that require only low-cost, everyday materials. Edited by G.D. Freier and F. J. Anderson. (320 pages) ISBN 0-917853-32-6 ©1981


Interactive Physics Demonstrations (OP-66)This book contains 46 free-standing fun physics experiments you can try with your class. Compiled from columns in The Physics Teacher, the demonstrations, suitable for a school hallway or corner of your classroom, will help students understand physics through the active exploration of specific physics concepts, from mechanics and heat, vibrations and waves, electrostatics, to optics and chaos. Edited by Joe Pizzo. (152 pages) ISBN 1-931024-00-6 ©2001

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String and Sticky Tape Experiments (OP-58) This handbook describes physics experiments that are constructed with only the simplest and least expensive materials: rubber bands, tape, paper clips, chalk, etc. The experiments, though simple, demonstrate fundamental physics laws in a practical way. The experiments are divided into 11 sections: mechanics, properties of matter, hydrodynamics, heat, wave motion, light, sound, atomic and nuclear physics, solid state and crystallography, electrostatics, and magnetism. Each experiment is rated by difficulty level (elementary, high school, and university), and includes illustrations. Edited by Ronald Edge. (448 pages) ISBN 0-917853-28-8 ©1987


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A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas (OP-57)From the pages of The Physics Teacher comes this collection of articles on apparatus and ideas for teaching physics. Articles concerning mechanics, fluids, and heat; electromagnetism; optics and waves; sound; toys; and others are reproduced. An additional 71 articles describe how to stow-it, do-it, make-it, show-it, and adapt-it. Edited by Donna Berry Conner. (363 pages) ISBN 0-917853-27-X ©1987


Preconceptions in Mechanics (OP-72)This second edition of Charles Camp and John J. Clement’s book, Preconceptions in Mechanics: Lessons for Dealing with Students’ Conceptual Difficulties, contains a set of 24 innovative lessons and laboratories in mechanics for high school physics classrooms that was developed by a team of teachers and science education researchers. Research has shown that certain student preconceptions conflict with current physical theories and seem to resist change when using traditional instructional techniques. This book provides a set of lessons that are aimed specifically at these particularly troublesome areas: Normal Forces, Friction, Newton’s Third Law, Relative Motion, Gravity, Inertia, and Tension. The lessons can be used to supplement any course that includes mechanics. Each unit contains detailed step by step lesson plans, homework and test problems, as well as background information on common student misconceptions, an overall integrated teaching strategy, and key aspects of the targeted core concepts. This edition has a number of substantial changes based on teacher input. A number of the lessons are adaptable for college level courses as well. Evaluations using pre and post tests have shown large gain differences over control groups. (380 pages) ISBN: 978-1-931024-13-6 ©2010

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Amusement Park Physics, 2nd Ed. (OP-73) Completely updated, Amusement Park Physics, 2nd ed., by Clarence Bakken, gives teachers a gamut of subjects ranging from ways to incorporate amusement parks in classroom work to practical suggestions for taking a class to Physics Day. In between are methods of collecting data—many using modern technologies—and approaches to analyzing it. Many resources are included, as well as suggestions of useful Internet sites. (112 pages) ISBN 0-917853-53-9 ©2012


Fizz – Nothing is as it seems A YOUNG WOMAN’S QUEST TO UNRAVEL THE UNIVERSE! The future. In response to environmental degradation, the Eco-community sect eschews science and technology, returning to an austere agricultural life of nature-worship. But one young member, Fizz, struggles to reconcile these doctrines with her own burning curiosity. Risking life and social standing, Fizz embarks on a quest that brings her face-to-face with the often-eccentric giants of physics, from Aristotle and Galileo to Einstein and Hawking. One encounter at a time, Fizz pieces together the intricate workings of our universe, while struggling with the resulting intellectual, moral, and personal challenges. Returning as a changed person from her epic quest, Fizz faces the decision that will change her world forever. In the genre of the highly successful Sophie’s World, Fizz weaves the bizarre and inspiring history of physics into the touching, dramatic, personal story of a young woman named Fizz who comes of age while voyaging across the centuries. All proceeds are used to support the Student Fund!


Global Warming (RB-66) This collection of reprinted articles, edited by John W. Firor, probes the varied theories behind the gradual increase in global temperature. Topics covered include the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, the relationship between the air and the sea, and the repercussions of the prehistoric ice ages. (162 pages) ISBN 0-917853-59-8 ©1995


How Things Work (OP-60) Beginning in 1983, Dick Crane told readers “How Things Work” in his monthly column in The Physics Teacher. In this collection of 70 of his column articles, Crane deals with topics from toys to spider webs, gasoline pumps to traffic lights. In doing so, he simplifies for us the complex physics principles of devices and phenomena found in everyday life. Many photographs and sketches are found throughout the book. (114 pages) ISBN 0-917853-44-X ©1994


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Physics of Sports (NB-48) This collection of reprinted articles and accompanying resource letters takes a look at today’s popular sports—tennis, basketball, and track and field—and presents the physics involved. Edited by C. Frohlich. (124 pages) ISBN 0-917853-24-5 ©1986


Time and Frequency Measurement (RB-67) Clearance priced. Edited by Christine Hackman and Donald B. Sullivan. This reprint book aims to familiarize the reader with time and frequency measurement, providing 13 articles on such major topics as frequency standards, methods of characterizing the performance of clocks and oscillators, time scales, and distribution of time and frequency signals. Complete with a resource letter, Time and Frequency Measurement will bring readers up to speed on an often overlooked topic. (144 pages) ISBN: 0-917853-67-9 ©1996 Members: $4.99 Nonmembers: $4.99

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Thirteen articles by leading historians of science provide a sampling of contemporary historical studies of major discoveries and theories in physics from Galileo to Einstein. This reprint book includes an annotated bibliography of more than 200 publications (with indications of those articles suitable for student reading). Edited by Stephen G. Brush. (235 pages) ISBN 0-917853-29-6 ©1988


Physics History from AAPT Journals I (OP-54)Edited by Melba Phillips. Articles of historical significance are taken from 50 years of the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher to compile this physics history collection. The book contains 27 articles of interest to physics teachers and students at the high school or college level. All the articles contain references for further reading. (240 pages) ISBN 0-917853-14-8 ©1985


Physics History from AAPT Journals II (OP-64) Dedicated to Melba Phillips, this book is the second volume of selected articles from the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. It contains 36 articles of particular interest to teachers and students at the high school or introductory college level, and also includes an appendix listing all articles of historical interest published in AJP and TPT from the journals’ beginnings through 1994. Edited by A.P. French and Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr. (238 pages) ISBN 0-917853-58-X ©1995


... Or Buy the Set of History BooksHistory makes an interesting read—especially physics history. Members save an additional 30% by purchasing the set. The History of Physics, edited by Brush, contains 13 articles by leading historians of science as well as an annotated bibliography of more than 200 publications. Physics History from AAPT Journals, edited by Melba Phillips, features articles of historical significance taken from 50 years of the American Journal of Physics (AJP) and The Physics Teacher (TPT). Physics History from AAPT Journals II, dedicated to Melba Phillips, is the second volume of selected articles from AJP and TPT. Edited by A.P. French and Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr. (238 pp.)


Women in Physics (RB-75)Women in Physics – A Collection of Reprints in Honor of Melba Newell Phillips – features 18 articles on women in physics. The book includes reviews and gender-related physics education research, biographical articles, and analysis of the role of women in science, edited by Jill Marshall. Proceeds from the sale of Women in Physics will support the endowment of the Melba Newell Phillips Medal. (116 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-20-4 ©2014


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Physics Single-Concept Film Collection 1 (D00913)

DVD series created by transferring materials from Project Physics film loops. The 35 segments cover motion, motion in the heavens, modern physics, momentum and energy, waves, and collisions. With an audio track, sound effects, and a teacher’s guide on the DVD. Grade level: 9+.


Physics Single-Concept Film Collection 2 (D00915)

DVD series created from materials transferred from Ealing film loops (produced by Harold Daw at New Mexico State University). Topics covered include: mechanics, collision, behavior of gases, light, and electricity and magnetism. One complete section is devoted to the study of heat and thermodynamic concepts. With an audio track, sound effects, and a teacher’s guide on the DVD. Grade level: 9+.


Physics Single-Concept Films: The Miller Collection (D00911)This collection is a DVD series created by Franklin Miller, Jr. from his 19 short single-concept films originally produced in 1963 and transcribed to videotape in 1993. The films were originally designed to be silent, encouraging use of the same material in classrooms of students with varying skill levels. The 21 segments cover waves, mechanics, molecular, atomic, and nuclear physics, with an audio track written by Franklin Miller, and a teacher’s guide on the DVD also written by Miller. Grade level: 12+.


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Paul Hewitt’s Conceptual Physics Workshop for Teachers (NVT-10)One left. Bargain Pricing. Paul Hewitt’s Conceptual Physics Workshop for Teachers is available on a professionally videotaped and edited 9-DVD set. This classic physics educational resource features 15 hours of material and takes you through Paul Hewitt’s High School Edition of Conceptual Physics giving you teaching tips that Paul has developed over his many years as a physics teacher. Each DVD has many examples of simple demonstrations, methods for presenting equations, approaches to problem solving and Paul’s personal stories that use physics principles to examine the world around us. Topics covered include linear and projectile motion, Newton’s Laws, momentum and energy, rotational mechanics and universal gravitation, heat, light, electricity and magnetism, radioactivity, and a special selection on drawing physics diagrams similar to the ones Paul uses in his Conceptual Physics textbooks.


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Powerful Ideas in Physical Science This undergraduate course CD offers instructor and student materials electronically. It allows you to search topics, print out just what you need, modify worksheets, and more.The Powerful Ideas course model is intended for faculty who teach college students who aspire to be tomorrow’s elementary educators. The course content focuses on those physical science concepts that are initially introduced in elementary science curricula. In addition, the flex-ible materials can be modified to build an introductory physical science course for nonscience majors. Easy-to-use worksheets and a structured questioning pattern guide future teachers through a hands-on, inquiry-based course that models the way science should be taught. The college instructor’s materials parallel student activities and provide important insights and instructional background. Assessment strategies are included to assist faculty in developing techniques that assess meaningful learning. The six volumes: Light and Color, Electricity, Heat and Conservation of Energy, Nature of Matter, Force, and Motion can be used chronologically or in optional sections. To offer a course constructed on Powerful Ideas in Physical Science, the department needs only one set of course development materials per faculty member. The course includes student materials, rights to copy and distribute student materials, and access to a net-working list of current users. No other textbook is necessary.A single CD-ROM contains all six volumes.

Vol. 1: Light and Color (CTCD-L) Vol. 4: Nature of Matter (CTCD-N)Vol. 2: Electricity (CTCD-E) Vol. 5: Motion (CTCD-M)Vol. 3: Heat and Conservation of Energy (CTCD-H) Vol. 6: Force (CTCD-F) Members: Complete set: $200 Nonmembers: Complete set: $300

Safety in Physics Education (OP-67) Edited by the AAPT Committee on Apparatus, Safety in Physics Education is intended to create an awareness of safety, to encourage safe habits, and to teach respect for potential safety hazards. This manual is intended for a broad audience in the physics teaching community. It can be used across the spectrum of experimental and demonstration activities—from elementary to advanced undergraduate laboratories. (121 pages) ISBN 1-931024-01-4 ©2001


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Used Math (OP-59)Used Math, by Clifford E. Swartz, is a reference work for the college science instructor or student in search of a quick explanation of the mathematics found in the first two years of the college science curriculum. The book provides numerous examples that are drawn from actual situations encountered in science courses. The book covers a broad range of subjects, including reporting and analyzing uncertainty, units and dimensions, graphs, the simple functions of applied math, statistics, quadratic and high power equations, and simultaneous equations. Other chapters are devoted to determinants, vectors, complex numbers, calculus-differentiation, integration, series and approximations, common differential equations, and differential operators. The book contains many useful reference tables and summaries of formulas and techniques. (264 pages) ISBN 0-917853-50-4 ©1993


Teaching Physics for the First Time (OP-71)This book is designed to be a quick and easy resource for anyone teaching physics for the first time. Written after extensive research by AAPT members Jan Mader and Mary Winn, it is filled with reliable labs, demos, and activities that work well in the classroom. Also included are lesson plans, diagrams, and teacher notes for every activity. The book is not the end—it is just a beginning, a bag of tricks teachers can build upon. Soon you and your students will realize that a day without physics does not exist and that physics is a “phun” adventure. (396 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-10-5 ©2008


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Twin Views of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (NVT-13I)NOW ON DVD! This newly edited disc contains two video segments: 1) Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse by Franklin Miller, Jr. (1963). This three-minute, 20-second segment is taken from the original 8 mm silent film loop by Franklin Miller, Jr. and he has added an audio nar-ration. 2) The Puzzle of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse by R.G. Fuller, D.A. Zollman, & T.C. Campbell (1979). This seven-minute, 40-second segment is taken from the 1979 videodisc by Fuller, Zollman and Campbell. It has an audio track with people reading parts from the official reports and newspaper accounts of the collapse of the bridge. A printed User’s Guide contains background information about the bridge’s collapse, educational activities for students at various levels K-16, and recommended references on the subject. Edited by Robert G. Fuller, Charles R. Lang, and Roberta H. Lang. (User’s Guide: 27 pages) © 1998


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Physics Bowl Exam Review (CD-PBER)The AAPT Physics Bowl is an annual contest used to generate interest in physics and to recognize outstanding high school physics students and their teachers. The exam consists of 50 multiple- choice questions that are suitable for high school and introductory college physics courses. Copies of past Physics Bowl exams and answers for the years 2001-2006 are available on CD in pdf and doc formats.


Physics Team Exam Review (CD-PTER)The Physics Team Screening Exams (Multiple Choice, Open Response, and Semi-Final exam) used for the years 1997-2006 to help select members of the United States Physics Team are now available on CD in a PDF format. Each multiple-choice exam consists of 30 multiple-choice questions; the open-response exam has four creative-response questions and the semi-final exam has seven problems. Answers are provided for the multiple-choice questions and solutions are provided for the open-response and semi-final exams.


The World of Enrico Fermi (NVT-12)The World of Enrico Fermi: People and Particles DVD contains rare footage of eminent physicist Enrico Fermi and his research teams and colleagues. This recording has been produced in a limited edition and is distributed exclusively by AAPT in arrangement with Project Physics, Inc. All proceeds from the sale of this DVD will go to support the F. James Rutherford Endowment. (No volume discounts.)


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Teaching About Energy (WSP-13) Energy is a fundamental concept in physics, playing an important role in every aspect of the world around us. The conversion of energy among its many forms has enabled both the sustenance of living organisms on Earth and our development of a society based on the manufacture of products for our own convenience. All of these aspects of energy are treated in this AAPT/PTRA resource book written by John Roeder, beginning with the relationship between the force and distance required to pull a roller coaster to the top of its first hill along inclines of different slope, and ending with energy choices we will need to make for our future. Included are activities, energy games, and teacher’s notes. (252 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-09-9 ©2008


Teaching About Impulse and Momentum (WSP-11) This AAPT/PTRA resource book written by Bill Franklin features labs and demos physics teachers can use to give students hands-on opportunities to learn about impulse and momentum. “Make-and-take activities” include AAPT Apparatus Contest winners “An Air Impulse Rocket,” “A Fan Driven Sailcart,” “An Elastic/Inelastic Collision Cart,” and others. Among the topics treated are automobile safety, wing lift, water nozzle reaction, and spacecraft use of gravity “slingshots.” (112 pages) ISBN 1-931024-06-5 ©2004


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Physics Teaching Resource Agents (PTRA) PublicationsAAPT started the Physics Teaching Resource Agents program in 1985—with support from the NSF and APS—with the mission of improving the teaching and learning of physics and physical science for all teachers and students in the United States. AAPT/PTRA is the leading in-service professional development program. Customized workshops provide the right approach by building on decades of experience and tapping into a large network of master teachers who are continually engaged in physics studies.

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Teaching About Kinematics (WSP-14) Written by Jim and Jane Nelson, Teaching About Kinematics is an AAPT/PTRA resource book based on physics education research. The book provides teachers with the resources needed to introduce students to some of the fundamental building blocks of physics. It is a carefully thought-out, step-by-step laboratory-based introduction to the foundation of physics. Inquiry, measurement, and analysis of laboratory data are emphasized throughout. This book starts with chapters on the measurement of Time and Space, followed by chapters designed to distinguish among Speed, Velocity, and three types of Acceleration. In addition to dozens of laboratory activities, it provides worksheets, transparency masters, teacher notes, typical answers to questions, and helpful hints by two master PTRAs. (286 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-11-2 ©2009


Teaching About Magnets and Magnetism (WSP-16) The demonstrations and activities concerning magnets and magnetism described in this guide by Jane and Jim Nelson have been developed over many years. Most involve inexpensive and simple materials that are commonly available and easily put together. The teaching approach has students think about, and put into writing, what they expect to happen before they do the activities. (136 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-15-0 ©2013


Teaching About Newton’s Second Law (WSP-17) This AAPT/PTRA teacher resource guide by Robert A. Morse introduces teachers to a microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) approach to teaching about Newton’s second law, forces, and solving problems concerning force and motion. It is designed to help teachers develop the appropriate use of computers to help students build first a qualitative, conceptual understanding of Newton’s second law and then a quantitative, problem solving understanding. (111 pages) ISBN 978-1-931024-17-4 ©2013


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•ComparingLinearSpeedandCircularSpeedKinematics student activity. The purpose of this activity is to compare the speed of a toy car when it is moving in a straight line with the speed of the same car when it is tethered so as to move in a circular path. Code: WSPDL-03

•DeterminetheValueofPlanck´sConstantLightwave student activity. The purpose of this laboratory activity is to use three LEDs (i.e., Light Emitting Diodes) to determine the value of Planck’s constant. Code: WSPDL-015

•FootandHandReactionTimesForce and motion student activity. The purpose of this activity is to use the equation for a falling object to measure and compare the reaction time of the foot and the hand. Code: WSPDL-08

•HingedMirrorsReflective light student activity. The goals of this laboratory activity are to: 1) determine position of all images formed by two mirrors at 90o, 2) determine how a kaleidoscope is made, and 3) find relationship between the number of images formed and the angle between two hinged mirrors. WSPDL-02

•MeasuringClapIntervalWithaStopwatchFor this downloadable activity, students will learn to use a stopwatch to measure a time interval and to interpret the results. Code: WSPDL-09

•PulleyEfficiencyForce and motion student activity. The purpose of this activity is to determine the efficiency of a pulley system and to compare the efficiency for a large and a small load. Code: WSPDL-06

•TheMagneticFieldAroundaCurrentBearingWireMagnetics student activity. The purpose of this activity is to determine the relationship among the magnetic fields near a current bearing wire, the electrical current in the wire, and the distance from the wire. Code: WSPDL-04

•UseRainbowGlassestoStudyIlluminanceandDistanceStudent activity focusing on illuminance and distance. Code: WSPDL-07

•UsingInterferencePatternstoFindCDGrooveSpacingPhotoelectric student activity. The purpose of the activity is to determine the groove spacing on a CD. Code: WSPDL-01

•YellowLightTimingIn this downloadable laboratory activity the student will use his or her knowledge of kinematics to investigate how the timing of a yellow light affects the safety of a traffic intersection. Code: WSPDL-10

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With support from:National Science FoundationAmerican Association of Physics TeachersAmerican Institute of PhysicsAmerican Physical Society

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Making and Sustaining Changes in Undergraduate Physics Programs at Research Universities

Guidelines for Physics Education The Role, Education, Qualifications, and Professional Development (G-11) — This document was created as a collaborative effort of the AAPT area committees on High School Physics and Teacher Preparation. The Research in Physics Education area committee also reviewed and approved the document. The new guidelines booklet has sections on knowledge of physics content, knowledge of teaching physics, curriculum, knowledge of learners, effective instructional strategies, and assessment.

Guidelines for Self-Study and External Evaluation of Undergraduate Physics Programs (G-10) — These guidelines were prepared by AAPT in 2005 in cooperation with the American Physical Society to guide physics departments in evaluating a program of undergraduate physics education. Completely updated, this content was significantly influenced by the Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics (or SPIN-UP). SPIN-UP, sponsored by ExxonMobil, AAPT, APS, and AIP, organized site visits and surveys of colleges with thriving physics programs.

Guidelines for Two-Year College Physics Programs (G-2) — The guidelines were prepared to serve as a guide for institutional self-studies and program reviews; a resource for regional accrediting groups when revising self-study guidelines and conducting visitations for assessment of programs; and a guide to assist two-year college presidents, deans, and physics professors in developing reasonable standards to assure quality physics instruction in two-year college physics departments.

Planning for Graduate Studies in Physics and Related Fields (G-9) — Edited by Dennis Henry and recently updated, this was written for students considering graduate work in physics or related fields. It will help each student decide whether to pursue a graduate degree, and if so, how to prepare for this path while still an undergraduate. It addresses mechanics of the application process, types of financial aid, and the final selection of a graduate school. Members: $0 Nonmembers: $4.25

Making and Sustaining Changes in Undergrad Physics Programs Making and Sustaining Changes in Undergraduate Physics Programs at Research Universities: A Report on the Eastern Regional SPIN-UP Workshop at Rutgers, June 4-6, 2010. Edited by Ruth H. Howes and Robert C. Hilborn.


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AAPT Electronic Publications

Higgs Boson: Articles from AJP and TPT Join the celebration of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with this 36-page electronic flipbook compilation of Higgs articles from AJP and TPT. (Mac, Windows, and PDF) Downloadable links will be emailed to you.


The Physics of Snow and Ice This 38-page electronic flipbook features articles about the physics of snow and ice. Articles were originally published in The Physics Teacher and the American Journal of Physics.


Puzzles for Your Classroom: Fermi Questions 2010 Challenge your students with this compilation of Fermi Questions taken from The Physics Teacher journal, 2010. This 18-page electronic flipbook puts the questions and answers in a convenient, ready-to-print format to suit your needs. (Mac, Windows, and PDF). Downloadable links will be emailed to you.


Apparatus for Teaching Physics (electronic flipbook)

Finding ideas for cheap, effective, easy-to-use apparatus is a top priority for every physics teacher. This 26-page electronic flip book provides a single source for apparatus ideas. Articles are compiled from the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher, 2010. (Mac, Windows, and PDF) Downloadable links will be emailed to you. ©2013


Higgs Boson Classroom Poster (G-33) Celebrate today’s scientific discoveries and researchers. The Higgs Boson – Born on the 4th of July poster pops with color graphics, and provides a concise explanation to the question posed: “What gives masses to fundamental particles such as quarks and electrons?” (22 x 30 inches) This limited edition poster is shipped loosely rolled in a tube to preserve the glossy finish. Code: G-33


High School Physics Photo Contest Posters Stunning classroom posters featuring winning entries from the recent High School Physics Photo Contests. Specify year. Comes folded.

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Icicle Frenzy, Trevor Jackson LightGlenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, IL Teacher: Nicholas SzarzakIn this photo, water that collected on the tire of a moving car began to freeze and form icicles, and when this process was over, icicles pointed outward in a circle. Because of the rapidly spinning tire, centripetal forces have an important role in the development of the icicles. Centripetal force is center seeking and is provided by adhesion of salty water to the spinning hubcap and cohesion of water and ice molecules to each other. The water droplets want to travel in a linear path, but the centripetal forces accelerate them inward, causing the direction of the velocity to continuously change as the water moves around the circle. As new water is splashed onto a spike of ice, cohesive forces give it a wild circular ride. If the centripetal forces are not large enough to hold it at constant radius, the liquid gradually slips out along the spikes until it freezes in place. Thus icicles are created around the entire circle.

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Walking on EggshellsKelsey Madison Cardenal West Boca Raton Community High School, Boca Raton, FLTeacher: Elizabeth WenkThis is a picture of my friend Samer standing on two cartons of eggs. Most people think of eggs as being very fragile, but this is not the case. Just like in bridges and buildings, eggs utilize the strongest shape there is: the arch. Eggs have shapes that are unique and similar to a three-dimensional arch. An eggshell’s shortest radius of curvature occurs at the top and bottom. When a force is applied to these locations, the pressure is distributed all around the egg with the stresses parallel to the shell. Alternatively, when a force is applied to the side of the egg, for instance, when cracking an egg on the side of a bowl, the shell curvature is large and the stresses are mostly perpendicular to the shell, leading to an easily broken shell. All of the eggs are pointing up in the carton, which is why Samer is able to stand on them without breaking them. The force that Samer is exerting on the eggshells is distributed evenly over the sides of each shell parallel to the surface. It also helps to have that force spread over many eggs. If the eggs were not all placed in the same direction, the yolk would have been on us.

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The AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest challenges physics students from around the world to submit a photo

illustrating a physics concept. The students are required to take an original photo and include a written summary of the physics

occurring in the photo. The photos shown here were judged at the 2013 AAPT Summer Meeting in Portland, Oregon. See the top 100 and

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Refraction & Reflection in a PoolMatthew Jay RohrAtlee High School, Mechanicsville, VA Teacher: Jeremy WattsThis photograph of stairs in a pool, taken from an underwater perspective, demonstrates the critical angle—the angle of incidence that produces a refracted light ray parallel to the boundary between the water and the air. The surface of the water is at the top edge of the dark tile around the pool. Light rays with angles of incidence that are less than the critical angle are refracted as they cross the boundary between the two media, which is why the handrail appears to be distorted in the white area outside the pool. Alternatively, light rays with angles of incidence greater than the critical angle aren’t refracted at all and instead are totally reflected back into the water. In this way, the surface of the water acts as a mirror reflecting the steps.

1st PlaceThis photo illustrates a standing wave created by quickly spinning a string of Christmas lights. Standing waves are formed when two waves travel in opposite directions and interfere with each other. By spinning the lights at one end, a new traveling circular wave is continuously introduced, which travels to the end that is taped to a wall. On reaching the wall the wave will reflect and travel back to the origin with almost equal amplitude, interfering with the incident wave. When the two waves have a displacement in oppo-site directions, a destructive interference is created and they cancel each other out. These points of no movement in the string are called nodes. On the other hand, a constructive interference occurs when the two waves have a displacement in the same direction and they create an antinode. Antinodes are where the wave is at a maximum displacement and amplitude and can be seen by the circular path of the lights. This standing wave has four nodes and three antinodes.

A Standing Wave, Jaime MathewGlenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, ILTeacher: Bruce Medic

1st Place

Tea SpiritMaciej Wojciech OlszewskiEvanston Township High School, Evanston, IL Teacher: Daniel DubrowJust another ordinary autumn morning—the sun shines through the windows of my living room and lights up the room. Waking up in this beautiful weather, I prepare myself a cup of green tea and set it on a table near one of the windows. Soon I am astonished by the view of the evaporating water from the tea being highlighted by the sunbeams. Although this is an ordinary cup of tea set on a table, the phenomenon taking place is rarely noticed. Given their distribution of speeds, many water molecules have enough kinetic energy to “overcome” the inter-molecular forces in the water and escape from the liquid surface, becoming a gas called water vapor. In collisions with the room temperature air molecules, the vapor molecules are cooled and condense, changing state back to a liquid. The condensed particles are now present in the form of a cloud, which is visible to the human eye. The cloud is seen distinctly due to the fact that the light coming in scatters from the particles, making it easier to see and capture with a camera.

For the Love of BooksChristina Tran Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, ILTeacher: Nicholas SzarzakFor this photo, I stacked some of my favorite books on top of a small candle into the shape of a heart. The stack of books began with three books directly on top of each other, placed on top of the candle so that the candle supported the three books under their center of mass. This setup is similar to that of the lever, with the candle being the fulcrum and the three stacked books being the bar. In order to have the stack of books remaining in a state of static equilibrium, additional books were then added to the stack two at a time, one on each side of the candle, with both books having approximately equal masses so that the candle continues to be under the stack’s center of mass. This also ensures that the torque of the books on either side of the candle is equal and opposite, creating a net torque of 0 Nm and keeping the angular acceleration of the stack at 0 rad/s2. With this method, the heart will not break.

Frost BarbsPaige Rosemary Frankl Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, COTeacher: Whitney MernitzThis image captures a rare frost formation on wires. If a solid surface is colder than freezing, and also below the temperature at which the surrounding air is saturated with water vapor, then water vapor is deposited on the surface as ice crystals without going through the liquid phase. This is frost. The specific type of frost pictured is an example of advection or wind frost that forms when a very cold wind blows over branches of trees, poles, or other surfaces. The size of frost crystals varies depending on the time they have been building up, the amount of water vapor available, and the type of surface. In the picture, different amounts of frost have built up on the different kinds of wire. The bases of almost all of the ice crystals start on the right side of the wire. The crystals of ice then extend towards the direction of the cold wind that is bringing water vapor into the area, just as any crystal begins at its base and extends outward from it to the source of the “mineral” (here, water vapor) that is forming the crystal. Thus, in the perspective of this picture, the wind is blowing from right to left.

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Wavering Cityscape, Ryan Blake MillerUniversity Transition Program, Vancouver, British Columbia Teacher: Ludmila ShepelevThere are often instances in our everyday lives when the physics concept of light reflection can be observed. This photograph provides an example. The modern skyscrapers that occupy downtown Vancouver, BC, are reflected by the waters of False Creek. Instead of a simple mirror image, the rippling and movement of the water creates a visually intriguing texture and adds to the artistic composition of the photo. From a physics standpoint, the incident rays from the buildings travel toward the water and bounce off the surface at a myriad of different angles that correlate to the undulation of the liquid’s surface, all while obeying the law of reflection. The rays of light, having all been reflected at different angles, travel toward the camera and are captured. The result is an artistic photograph reminiscent of surrealism, which the viewer is able to appreciate as being a sight that seems familiar, yet different and interesting.

Move a Little Closer, Shanique Shanalee ReidClassical Magnet School, Hartford, CTTeacher: Thomas A. HollowayNormally sand pours easily and can be pushed around with ease because there are large air gaps and the grains touch only lightly over small areas. However, with each stab of the wooden stick entering the sand, the grains are compressing, causing them to pack more tightly together. The air gaps decrease in size and the sand grains rub against each other more. They cannot move as freely, and start to arrange in a pattern that does not change. The sand you could previously pour like a liquid becomes solid. The more grains of sand press on the wooden stick, each one more tightly packed in, the greater the friction between the stick and sand. If the available friction force between the sand and stick is at least equal to the combined weight of the sand and the plastic cup, then the balance of forces means the stick is held in place. The friction between the stick, sand, and the walls of the plastic cup allow the cup to be lifted.

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Circular Motion in Gymnastics, Diana Adele GreisCenterville High School, Centerville, OHTeacher: Raquel VonHandorfThis contrived photo shows a gymnast performing what is called a “giant” in gymnastics. The gymnast’s body is mapped out like a motion diagram; the camera captures more pictures at the top of the giant because she is moving more slowly and vice versa for greater speed at the bottom. As the gymnast approaches the downward position, her potential energy decreases, and her kinetic energy and hence rotational speed increase. As she starts moving back up in the rotation, kinetic energy will decrease. If the gymnast had a rigid body, additional energy would be needed to complete the rotation because energy is lost due to friction between her hands and the bar. Where does the additional energy come from? There are two places in the circle where the gymnast has done work (on herself) in the picture. On the right side, by arching her body and bending her knees just slightly, she has forced her center of mass closer to the bar. In straightening out again at the top she has moved her center of mass higher. Combined, both of these moves increase her energy of motion enough to enable her to get around the bar, again and again.

Taste the Rainbow, Marisa JaraNotre Dame Preparatory School, Towson, MDTeacher: Patrick CusickThis photo demonstrates refraction. After seeing a picture like this on Flickr, and with some help from my dad, I created this effect by holding a piece of Plexiglas over a group of Skittles, then spraying water on the glass to form water droplets that act as small lenses. I shot the picture with my camera looking down from above the glass, focused so that the Skittles are blurry in the background, yet clear in each drop of water. This creates the rainbow effect seen in the photo.

Feline Refraction, Rachel Melinda Short-MillerBellingham High School, Bellingham, WATeacher: John HoffmanIn this picture, the glass sphere acts as a convex lens, causing the background to appear flipped horizontally and vertically. This optical phenomenon is due to light refraction. The background, although blurry in the picture, comes through clearly visible in the sphere. As rays of light pass from the air into the glass, and then exit again, they are bent. After refraction, rays from a point at the top of the scene travel as if they had come from a point in the bottom of the sphere, while the rays from the bottom of the object, the ground, appear to be coming from the top.

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