Review of "The Physics Classroom"

The Physics Classroom
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Date Accessed: May 6, 2010

The Physics Classroom is a site developed by a High School Physics teacher and is intended to such as well as their students. The site is extremely easy to use, employs simple but effective graphics and the authors allows, nay encourages, the use of the site for other classes. It has much information, explanations, graphics and illustrations that could easily be used by a teacher for illustration or by students for learning, such as it’s numerous tutorials and sample homework questions. This could be of particular importance to young students with few resources other than a library’s Internet connection as a online tool, teacher and tutor to aid them when other help is not available. In addition to all this the developer provides many useful tools for the teacher so as to aid them in developing their own methods of instruction and classroom preparation, such as in descriptions of laboratory exercises with materials, concepts and quantities listed. These are not pre-printed labs as such but rather, infinitely more valuable, the tools to make such easily and quickly. In essence it is a free prepackaged box of tools and support materials that no new physics should be without! Go to this site, play around with it and figure out how you want to use it, it will make the first few years of teaching much easier.
Overall I find the site highly useful is somewhat devoid of the typical bells and whistles often associated with such sites. If you want basic good quality tools to help you set up a class this is the place to go for teachers. If you want some guidance and help as a student, this is a good place to go. As a starting point for web activities The Physics Classroom is basic, easy to use and fun. Go and check it out today!