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Physics lives
Proper physicists - videos on what it's like to be a physicist, from the IoP.
The Life Scientific
Jim Al-Khalili's interviews with real scientists open a real perspective on contemporary science and what it's like to be a scientist.
Zooniverse
Real science online: volunteer science, originally the Galaxy Zoo project and now a whole lot more.
Android Sensor Box
Graphical displays of your sensors
Bright Red B-Ready Revision app
SQA revision app from Bright Red (Android)
Cosmic Discoveries
American Museum of Natural History app contains almost 1000 images of the cosmos.
Distant Suns
Augmented reality viewing of the night sky.
Exoplanet
Daily updated database of all discovered extrasolar planets
FreqGen
Generate any tone from 20 – 20 000 Hz. Useful for testing hearing range.
NASA App
A huge collection of the latest NASA content, including images, mission information, news & feature stories, satellite tracking
Night Sky
Enables the user to identify stars, planets, & satellites – point & click.
NOVA Elements app (iPad)
App lets you explore an interactive periodic table.
PASCO Sparkvue
Data collector for PASCO sensors, but also stand-alone graphing utility.
Planets
3D guide to the solar system
Star Walk (iPhone, iPad)
App that allows users to easily locate and identify 20,000+ objects in the night sky
Stellarium
Free open-source planetarium
Video Physics (iOS)
The closest app to tracker.jar
Wind Tunnel
Turns your ipad/iphone into a wind tunnel simulator !
Biology is a branch of Chemistry Careers and girls into physics Chemistry is a branch of Physics Courseware and simulations Curriculum and SQA documents
Glow Science
Enliven the classroom or home with hundreds of spectacular short films that inspire a real understanding of science. Scoped to the curriculum Twig's films engage children of all abilities.
New Higher Physics - Glow Wikis
New Higher Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
NQSciences
LTS NQ Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
Physics Teachers
National GLOW Physics Teachers' group (requires GLOW login)
Cambridge Digital Library
Newton's notebooks, Principia, Islamic Scientific texts, etc., scanned and browsable.
Moments of Discovery
Moments of Discovery tells the story of three scientific discoveries in the scientists' own words. You can read the text and hear their actual voices.
The Newton Project
The Newton Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to making his unpublished and published works freely available online
We choose the moon
An interactive celebration of the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11
When Man went to the Moon
BBC site with video clips and maps about the Apollo missions
Aurora Watch
From Lancaster University. Real time updates, instructions on how to make a detector, etc.
CERN Education
CERN resources and visits.
CERN Teacher's Programme December 2012
Powerpoints, PDFs, videos etc from the UK teachers' workshop.
CERNLand
"brings the excitement of CERN's research to your kids!"
Full-screen spectra (Windows program)
As discussed on SPUTNIK, a full-screen spectrum generator program for Windows.
Live LHC Data
Several screens showing the status of the LHC, CMS and other experiments, beam accelerators, etc, at CERN.
The Particle Adventure
A "super wee website" for learning about the fundamentals of matter and force
Zooniverse
Real science online: volunteer science, originally the Galaxy Zoo project and now a whole lot more.
Abe books
A good place to find rare books like Tyler.
Anthony Malloy's solutions
Anthony Malloy's worked solutions to past papers
arXiv.org e-Print archive
arXiv.org e-Print archive
BBC Bitesize
Scottish resources here have improved greatly thanks to the involvement of a few of our own.
BBC Class Clips
A nice safe collection of usable video clips
BBC Learning (Science)
BBC online learning, support and advice.
BSL Physics Glossary
Keywords in Physics, represented in British Sign Language using video clips. From Edinburgh University.
ClassConnect | Collaboration Tools for Teachers and Students
Resource sharing site
cyberphysics.co.uk
Physics revision | GCSE and A Level Physics Revision | Cyberphysics, the revision website
Different Next time questions
More thinking problems in the style of concept cartoons to challenge your pupils (and yourself!)
Drew Burrett (resources)
Drew Burrett's box.net resources
English as an Additional Language
Great resource from Edinburgh City Council with specific support for speakers of languages other than English, studying Physics.
Eyest (Photonics explorer)
Belgian not-for-profit behind the Photonics explorer kits. You get a kit by attending the CPD either with SSERC or the IoP.
Get Revising
A UK revision website with resources covering the "Scottish Higher". There's a paid subscription option for bespoke testing. Use of the site requires registration.
Glow Science
Enliven the classroom or home with hundreds of spectacular short films that inspire a real understanding of science. Scoped to the curriculum Twig's films engage children of all abilities.
HyperPhysics
Online hypertext Physics reference. Simple summary notes of the entire range of Physics topics.
IET Projects in a box
Projects In A Box for school teachers to use to assist in educating pupils of various ages. We are keen to have feedback and new ideas for these Projects-In-A-Box. Projects In A Box are copyright. However you are free to copy for use in schools and for i
IoP Talk Physics (UK)
IoP Physics community site (requires IoP login)
Lighting up the CfE
Kits and resources for electronics projects in school.
National Physical Laboratory
Has posters and leaflets which can be downloaded, relevant to N3/4/5
National STEM Centre
The National STEM Centre in York is building the largest collections of resources for teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the UK.
New Higher Physics - Glow Wikis
New Higher Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
Next time questions
Loads of pdf downloads here with thinking and preparation questions
NQ Advice and support for Physics
Resources and gudes, readers and advice from ES
NQ Higher Sciences
Materials supporting the revised Higher
NQSciences
LTS NQ Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
Oxford Sparks
Interactive site for students and teachers: includes videos, experiments to try at home, mobile phone apps, podcasts and plenty more! Come and see our animation about the Large Hadron Collider, perfect for a lesson 'starter'
Physics Database
A great resource including links to free Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics ebooks
Physics Teachers
National GLOW Physics Teachers' group (requires GLOW login)
Science and Technologies Facility Council
Lots of publications you can send for.
Science Bob
Loads of videos and experiment ideas for pupils, science fairs.
Science in the classroom (US)
A collection of annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials.
Science Magazine
Education resources from the US Magazine, Science.
Science, Engineering and Technology home - STEM Central
High-quality resources, teaching ideas, videos and interactives to develop learning experiences relating to Scottish engineering.
Scottish Physics Teaching Resources
The unofficial de facto actual proper best place for sharing of physics resources by physics teachers in Scotland. Read the FAQ, registration required before you get your sticky mitts on our stuff.
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Science Enhancement Programme (SEP): developing innovative curriculumresources for schools and providing professional development opportunities for science teachers in the UK.
Sustainable Energy - without hot air (order site)
Sustainable Energy - without hot air, order a print copy for school here.
TES Physics Resources (UK)
TES Resources for secondary physics teachers. UK-based. Registration and login required.
The Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom site has a load of problems on a variety of topics pitched roughly around SG/H/AH level. Overview of each topic then problems with audio guided solutions. Other cool stuff on the site too, animations etc.
The Surfing Scientist
Australian (ABC) website with challenges and demos
What if? from xkcd
They take strange but seemingly everyday problems and try to subject them to reasoned physical analysis. They change them every week or so. They might provide interesting discussions.
Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland
Resources, how to get started, funding and support for clubs in school.
Zooniverse
Real science online: volunteer science, originally the Galaxy Zoo project and now a whole lot more.
My Favourite Scientist
Who is your favourite scientist? That's the question film-maker Brady Haran has posed to leading researchers at Nottingham Trent University.
Physics lives
Proper physicists - videos on what it's like to be a physicist, from the IoP.
The Life Scientific
Jim Al-Khalili's interviews with real scientists open a real perspective on contemporary science and what it's like to be a scientist.
Anthony Malloy's solutions
Anthony Malloy's worked solutions to past papers
BBC Bitesize
Scottish resources here have improved greatly thanks to the involvement of a few of our own.
BSL Physics Glossary
Keywords in Physics, represented in British Sign Language using video clips. From Edinburgh University.
Business, enterprise and energy statistics
from the Government including links to data on energy generation and renewables in Scotland
Colin Forster's YouTube channel
New channel with the first recordings from the Glasgow Science Centre CPD event on 22nd March 2012.
Colin Stewart's Channel - YouTube
Colin Stewart's YouTube channel - includes CERN trip videos.
Drew Burrett (resources)
Drew Burrett's box.net resources
eloengee.com
Pete Long's site
English as an Additional Language
Great resource from Edinburgh City Council with specific support for speakers of languages other than English, studying Physics.
Evans2ChemWeb
Chemistry revision site (Scottish)
glesgaphysics's Channel - YouTube
Botton speak from Yoker Uni!
Glow Science
Enliven the classroom or home with hundreds of spectacular short films that inspire a real understanding of science. Scoped to the curriculum Twig's films engage children of all abilities.
Government performance indicator for renewable energy
a report and graph
helpmyphysics.co.uk
Danny Mallon's helpmyphysics.co.uk
IoP Scotland Statistics page
Education related statistics from the IoP in Scotland
IoP Stirling Meeting
The IoP Stirling Meeting
Lighting up the CfE
Kits and resources for electronics projects in school.
mrmackenzie.co.uk
Sinclair Mackenzie's fizzics site
mrmurrayphysics's Channel - YouTube
Mr Murray's physics YouTube channel (the Scottish one!)
New Higher Physics - Glow Wikis
New Higher Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
NQ Advice and support for Physics
Resources and gudes, readers and advice from ES
NQ Higher Sciences
Materials supporting the revised Higher
NQSciences
LTS NQ Physics GLOW group (requires GLOW login)
Physics Teachers
National GLOW Physics Teachers' group (requires GLOW login)
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
Visit the Royal Observatory Edinburgh with your class and enjoy a range of inspiring astronomy based activities specifically designed to support the Curriculum for Excellence.
School Education - Datasets
Scottish Government Datasets for School Education
Science education 3-18 home page
SSERC hosted site to support Improving Science Education and a Curriculum for Excellence
Science, Engineering and Technology home - STEM Central
High-quality resources, teaching ideas, videos and interactives to develop learning experiences relating to Scottish engineering.
Scottish Physics Teaching Resources
The unofficial de facto actual proper best place for sharing of physics resources by physics teachers in Scotland. Read the FAQ, registration required before you get your sticky mitts on our stuff.
Scottish Space School
Scottish Space School
SQA - Statistics Reports & Information
SQA stats
SQA Operational Help Centre
Find dates, and other important information about SQA courses here
SSERC CPD Round-up
SSERC CPD - courses information
St Peter the Apostle
Home to Paul Greer, who knows Valdo quite well.
stuckwithphysics.co.uk
Drew Burrett's occasional blog
The new SSERC website
Scottish Schools Education Research Centre
xphysics.co.uk
Tom Strachan's xphysics.co.uk
Young Engineers and Science Clubs Scotland
Resources, how to get started, funding and support for clubs in school.
Software and general ICT resources
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