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Books
- Carpenter and Minnix, The Dick and Rae Physics Demo Notebook, D. Rae Carpenter, Jr. and Richard B. Minnix, published by DICK and RAE, Inc., Lexington, VA 24450-0304, 1993
- Conner, A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas, Edited by Donna Berry Conner, Published by The American Association of Physics Teachers Publications Department, 1987
- Edge, Ronald, String and Sticky Tape Experiments, Published by The American Association of Physics Teachers Publications Department, 1987
- Ehrlich, Robert, Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, Princeton University Press, 1990, ISBN: 0-691-02395-6
- Ehrlich, Robert, Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down, Princeton University Press, 1997, ISBN: 0-691-02887-7
- McComb, Gordon, Gadgeteer's Goldmine! 55 Space-Age Projects, TAB Books, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990, ISBN: 0-8306-3360-7
- Freier and Anderson, A Demonstration Handbook For Physics, G.D. Freier, F.J. Anderson, Published by The American Association of Physics Teachers Publications Department. 1972, ISBN 0-91785332-6
- Doherty and Rathjen, The Exploratorium Science Snackbook, project directors Paul Doherty and Don Rathjen, Exploratorium Teacher Institute, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, ISBN: 0-943451-25-6
- Sutton, Demonstration Experiments in Physics, Edited by Richard Manliffe Sutton, Ph.D., professor of physics at Haverford College. Prepared under the Auspices of The American Association of Physics Teachers. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York and London. 1938
- Meiners, Physics Demonstration Experiments, edited by Harry F. Meiners, 2 volumes, Sponsored by The American Association of Physics Teachers, The Ronald Press Company, New York, 1970
Educational Resources

Alan Cairns list of Physics Educational Resources

The goal of this page is to create a complete reference source for Physics Education on the WWW. Lesson plans, labs, pointers to software, articles, homework problems, test questions, and whatever else members of the community wish to contribute.

Science Hobbyist

Amateur science resources, science projects and activities, science textbook errors, Tesla coil construction, physics teaching articles, electricity articles, electrostatics projects. Weird science archives including antigravity, free energy, ball lightning, anomaly reporting, build-it projects.
Public Lecture Demonstration Shows

Isaac and Albert's Excellent Adventure. North Carolina State University

How Does A Thing Like That Work?. University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

PHYSICS IS PHUN! University of Maryland at College Park
Physics Outreach Programs

The Science House

The Science House is the learning outreach center of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of North Carolina State University is a program to increase student enthusiasm for the sciences and mathematics. All Science House activities promote hands-on, student-centered learning. The Science House is a true partnership of school teachers and university faculty.

UIUC Physics Van Outreach Program

The Physics Van is part of the outreach program at the University of Illinois Physics Department. We travel to elementary and middle schools in Champaign-Urbana and towns in the surrounding area. By performing and explaining exciting demonstrations, we challenge kids' mental "cartoon" picture of what kind of people become scientists (or, what kind of people scientists become).
Professional Organizations

Physics Instructional Resource Association (PIRA)

PIRA exists to serve the needs of Physics Instructional Support Professionals through sharing ideas about demonstrations, laboratory activities, learning centers, and instructional resources in general.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

The American Association of Physics Teachers exist to enhance physics education for tomorrow's science professionals and to promote science literacy to the general public.

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare.

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