Fear of Physics

Type of Resource: Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information
Free or Fee: Fee - homework and exam problems available for $19.99 CD or download
Computer Needs: None Apparent
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Recommendation:

The video clips used to provide demonstrations are fairly primitive. Some of the explanations need more information to be helpful to build understanding beyond a simplistic view. Physics teachers will know the material and can use the demonstrations to complement their lessons. The site does encourage the purchase of its homework help tools by limiting access to various types of problems.

Description:

Fear of Physics offers visual examples of some physic concepts, a homework helper and a physics dictionary. Link to a tool for teachers to create auto-graded assignments. From the website: 'We created this site to be a friendly, nontechnical place for you to come and play with the laws of physics for a while. Hopefully you'll find that Physics explains a lot about the world around us.'

Possible uses:

This site can be utilized in physics classes to offer some demonstrations in simple terms. It could also be used by classes in elementary school to share an idea or activity with students to increase awareness of physics in their world and increase their comfort with the subject. Students can use this site as a resource during physics homework. The dictionary and homework help sections can provide assistance. The homework help contains explanations for all the odd numbered problems for free.

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Teacher Tools and Information, Online Activities, Student tools and information