Physics World http://www.hk-phy.org

At Physics World, teachers and students will find a rich and growing collection  of teaching resources.  This website is subdivided into seven main sections, under the heading of “Introduction”, “Teachers”, “Physicists”, “Physics Q&A”, “Further Physics” and “Useful Links”.  The website provides teachers with the resources that are supporting the reforms of Physics Curriculum.  Most resource materials (e.g. worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, video clips, diagrams, etc.) are accessible by general public while some teaching materials are exclusive for registered users only.  Physics World is a dynamic site with new content being added on a regular basis.

Contextual Physics http://www.hk-phy.org/contextual

The homepage of this website offers an extensive collection of links to resources in teaching, tryouts, curriculum and references to advocate contextual approach in physics teaching.  Forum and sharing area for teachers are also provided.  Topics include “Motion”, “Force”, “Momentum”, “Energy”, “Temperature”, “Heat”, “Heat Transfer” and “Change of States” to support the contextual approach.

Ocean Park http://www.hk-phy.org/oceanpark

This website provides resources materials to support learning beyond classroom. Learning activities, worksheet and video clips for “Turbo Drop”, “Cable Car”, “Ocean Theatre”, “Roller Coaster” and “Tower in the Ocean Park” are provided for download. Teachers can also download “Motion Analysis Software” to analysis the motion of an object (e.g. dolphin high jump, turbo drop and etc) in the video clips.

Using of Data Logging in the Teaching of Physics http://data-log.hkedcity.net/physics/index.html

This website provides a comprehensive collection of teaching resources materials for using data logger in the teaching of physics.  Topics include “Mechanics”, “Electricity and Magnetism”, “Optics and Waves”, and “Heat and Energy”.  Within each topic there is collection of experiments and suggested teaching activities.  From the homepage access is available to such area as the operation, interface, sensor, software and vendor.

Reading to learn http://resources.edb.gov.hk/physics/index_e.html

The Enhancing Science Learning through Electronic Library provides physics teachers with resources for promoting reading to learn.  Essays from local physicists are provided both in English and Chinese versions.  These essays covers a wide range of subject areas that will lead students to interesting reading on bridges, buildings, integrated circuit, lasers, microwaves, laser speed detection, telecommunication, solar power, smart materials, binary stars, and others.  This website is full of links that will lead teachers and students to extensive reading materials.  Follow-up activities and suggested teaching activities are provided so that many readers can make use of it.

Glossary in Physics http://www.hk-phy.org/glossary/index_e.html

This website provides an interactive web-based platform for teachers and students to find English-Chinese glossary of terms commonly used in the teaching of physics in secondary schools.  Key words search and pronunciation are offered.

Subject web-site in HKEdCity – Physics http://iworld.hkedcity.net/physics

This website offers a platform to share teaching ideas, mock examination tests, lesson plans, laboratory activities, video clips, photos, animations and ETV films among physics teachers.  Under “Share Resources Section”, there are 14 folders offering interesting and useful resources for download.  For example, selecting the link to project work one will find archives of information on the preparation and producing of water rocket.  The website also posts news, forum, useful links and teacher training programs for teachers.

Energy Efficiency http://www.hk-phy.org/energy/index_e.html

This site provides a very comprehensive information related to (1) power production, (2) domestic energy efficiency, (3) commercial / industrial energy efficiency and (4) alternative sources of energy to support the “Energy and Use of Energy” of the Elective Part in the Physics Curriculum. Worksheets, video clips and Flash animation programmes are provided for registered users.  It also includes an interactive e-learning platform to foster cyber-learning for energy and use of energy.

Learning and Teaching Resources for NSS Physics Curriculum

Professional Development Programme for NSS Physics Curriculum
http://cd1.edb.hkedcity.net/cd/science/physics/NSS/nssphy_e.htm

To facilitate the implementation of the NSS Physics Curriculum, a series of professional development programmes (PDP) is being organised. Major domains of the professional development programmes to be provided are: (1) Understanding and Interpreting the Curriculum; (2) Learning and Teaching Strategies; (3) Enriching Knowledge for the Physics Curriculum; and (4) Assessing Student Learning (Including Internal Assessment, School-based Assessment and Standards-referenced Reporting). This website consists of respective PDP course materials which have been delivered to teachers previously. The course materials can be downloaded by teachers.

Enriching Knowledge for NSS Physics Curriculum http://iclassroom.hkedcity.net/teacher/teacher950

This website consists of course materials which were delivered in a series of teachers’ professional development programmes.  Materials of different topics, including (1) Astronomy and Space Science, (2) Atomic World, (3) Energy and Use of Energy and (4) Medical Physics are provided to support learning and teaching of the elective part of NSS Physics Curriculum. Course materials such as handouts and PowerPoint files for individual topics are provided to enhance teachers’ understanding of elective topics.

Investigative Study http://www.isphys.ust.hk

The homepage of this website provides teachers with authentic exemplars for Investigative Study.  A pilot-study of exemplars was conducted in S4 and S6 students of a number of schools. At this website, guideline, exemplars, assessment tools, results of school trials, PowerPoint files and video files of workshop and sharing seminar on the implementation of Investigative Study are also included.

Atomic World http://www.hk-phy.org/atomic_world

The web site consists of comprehensive and organized materials on the part of nano science in the elective topic Atomic World of the NSS Physics Curriculum.  Ready made materials, e.g. learning activities and animations of different carbon molecule structures, working principles of transmission electronic microscope and scanning tunneling microscope atoms, can be downloaded for teaching and self-directed learning.

Energy and Use of Energy http://iclassroom.hkedcity.net/teacher/teacher950

Exemplars for Energy and Use of Energy are developed to support teachers in teaching this elective topic. The exemplars are used to illustrate basic principles and applications of PV cell, wind turbine, heat conduction, lighting device and solar heater. The exemplars are tested and authentic measurements are conducted in schools. Teachers are encouraged to modify and amend these exemplars to suit the diversity of students. The exemplars can be downloaded by teachers at this website.

Medical Physics http://radcs.hti.polyu.edu.hk/EDB/

This website provides interactive learning and teaching exemplars for teachers to delivery abstract concepts in medical imaging.  Exemplars are presented in a graphic format with interactive animations. Topics such as medical imaging using non-ionization radiation (e.g. A-scan and B-scan) and ionization radiation (radiographic images and CT) are included. Learning objectives, background information, activities and questions with answers are offered by the website for teacher reference.