New physics teaching resource sites continue to pop up every day, and this one from the University of Minnesota's Physics Education Research Group is a good find. The site is divided into two areas, one covering...

All About Circuits is a website that “provides a series of online textbooks covering electricity and electronics.” Written by Tony R. Kuphaldt, the textbooks available here are wonderful resources for students, teachers,...

Another great student project, created by Make Magazine, is these solar insect robots. One of the great things about these little bots is that you can make them from scavenged materials. Use parts from broken electronics...

To fill the need for a tool testing introductory, undergraduates’ knowledge of basic concepts in electricity and magnetism (EM), the investigator has developed a sixty-six item, multiple-choice diagnostic exam (DEEM)....

This lesson plan contains instructions for conducting an inquiry-based lab to investigate current-carrying coils in magnetic fields. Students construct a simple galvanometer from film cannisters and other...