AAPT Teacher Suggested:

All these demos are indexed by the PIRA system.


Videos to go with their FREE Resources.

Presentation from AAPT Winter 21 Meeting.

Joe Cossett from Minnetok HS shares his Exploring New Ways of Teaching Online. Some great ideas for you to try.

Students make their own Electroscopes at home. Debbie Andres, a New Jersey Physics teacher and Section Representative for AAPT, shares her students' work.

With many classes meeting in a virtual setting, here is a group-worthy task that requires participation from every student in an online space. This is Joe Cossette's attempt to create this collaborative experience for electricity and circuits review :)


Topics covered are Electricity, Magnetism, and Physical Optics. Please select an item from the menu at left.The simulations and animations were scripted by Andrew Duffy at Boston University. Please direct any questions or comments to aduffy@bu.edu

Sorry a few days late. They are from AAPT Member Dean Baird.


The Little Shop of Physics has always been a hands-on program, something that sets it apart from other science outreach programs. Students are the scientists in the Little Shop of Physics. But we don’t just teach science, we teach that science is something anyone can do, that it is field that is interesting and accessible to anyone. We believe—and we demonstrate—that any one, of any age, can understand science at some level. Our expertise in developing such lessons allows us to provide teachers of any grade level tools that they can use to incorporate science into their curriculum inexpensively and effectively. Currently, we share these ideas in workshops with over 300 teachers each year.

Some Great Posters to request from the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Service.


Physclips is a free platform for learning or teaching physics at the level of senior high or introductory university. It currently comprises volumes on Mechanics, Sounds and Waves, Light and has resource collections for Electricity and Magnetism, and Thermal Physics.



Most of the animated illustrations and all of the interactive simulations on this site were created using the wonderful GeoGebra software. GeoGebra is a free program that makes it very easy to create animations and simulations for anyone with a good understanding of math or physics.


Shared by an AAPT Physics Teacher from Cincinatti, Ohio. These are links to demos without an explanation for students.


Can't draw? This site can help. Suggested by AAPT Physics Teacher from California. Fast drawing for everyone. Check youtube for tutorial.


International site with lots to share for students with Smart Phones. SmartPhysicslab.org