Web Watch

Carl Mungan, United States Naval Academy
mungan@usna.edu

Simulations for teaching introductory physics at the high school level are available at http://www.thephysicsaviary.com/.

ClassPad is a versatile online algebraic and graphical calculator at https://classpad.net/.

A beautiful photographic tour of seven rocket launch sites around the world is at https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2019/spaceports/.

If you enjoy science fiction, you may wish to check out the list of recommended novels at http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/sflib.htm.

A webpage devoted to helping women in STEM is https://edubirdie.com/blog/women-in-stem including scholarships, job information, and other resources.

Elementary school lessons from the American Chemical Society about everyday science are online at https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/inquiryinaction.html.

A library of free, elegantly typeset e-books (mostly classic novels) can be perused at https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/.

A website devoted to geological education is http://www.onegeology.org/extra/home.html.

Sea and Sky’s Astronomy Reference Guide is online at http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy.html.

On the slightly edgy end of the political spectrum, a provocative site about the role of algorithms in society is https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2019/hail-algorithms/index.html by Al Jazeera.

SUNY has an electronic textbook of algebra-based physics problems based on movies, comics, and video games at https://textbooks.opensuny.org/physics-problems-for-nerds/.

UMD has a site devoted to data analytics for STEM teaching at
https://onlinebusiness.umd.edu/blog/data-analytics-tools-for-stem-teachers-students/.

The link expander at http://checkshorturl.com/ will retrieve the original URL from a shortened link so that you can verify it is safe before you click on it.

The Journal of Stories in Science at https://storiesinscience.org/ is devoted to using human stories to engage with science and technology.

Navy researchers have demonstrated a laser power transmission system. Some of the details are at https://www.gophotonics.com/news/details/1937-researchers-use-a-laser-beam-system-to-power-drones-remotely.

A databank of physics problems and solutions is online at https://physexams.com/exam.

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