Physics+Classroom

=Physics Classroom=

PhysicsClassroom ([|www.physicsclassroom.com]) is an online physics website which is extremely useful for physics students and teachers alike. The website combines a collection of interactive activities and easy-to-understand tutorials designed to make physics learning fun and easy. It contains many colourful and educational videos and animations which breaks down the concepts of physics in a simple way.

Some of the resources in this website include **The Laboratory -** This section contains about 150 lab exercises, which are designed to help teachers improve their lab programs by adopting labs with a purpose. Each lab contains the prescribed methods of use, a short description of the purpose, teacher guides, grading rubrics, and additional items which can be provided to assist students in completing their lab work.

**Multimedia Physics Studio - ** The Multimedia Physics Studios is a collection of GIF animations and videos designed to demonstrate physics principles in a visual manner. Each animation is accompanied by explanations and links to further information  For example, here is a simple animation of a hot wheels car showing it's velocity and acceleration at different stages of its motion (Refer http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/kinema/avd.cfm for more details)

**Shockwave Physics Studios **This section consists of a collection of pages which feature interactive Shockwave files that simulate a physical situation. Students can manipulate a variable and observe the outcome of the change on the physical situation.

In a physics classroom, I could use this online tool to easily correlate the theories taught in class with simple animations to help students understand these better.