The Physics Teacher

Dedicated to the strengthening of the teaching of intro physics at all levels, TPT provides peer-reviewed materials to be used in classes and labs.

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Call for Papers: This Special Topic on AI and Ethics in Intro Physics is now open for submissions. Submit to The Physics Teacher by June 1, 2026. https://t.co/rRAi6ddqwB #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #TPT

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FIGURING PHYSICS: LIGHT GLOW OF DIFFERENT SOURCES by Paul Hewitt (https://t.co/p2EvjaqGHW). Can you guess the answer to this physics question? #TPT #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsResearch #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsFun

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Black Box Experiments with Polarization Filters. https://t.co/1AOv4UC7FS #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #TPT

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A low-cost Van de Graaff generator. https://t.co/QWSZPE6fMg #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #TPT

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Experimental Demonstration of the Slingshot Effect. https://t.co/Uzh7gfCYTM #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #Physics #TPT

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This month’s cover of #TPT is a Worthington–Edgerton crown produced by a droplet landing on a stagnant liquid surface. “Defying Gravity” was created by students A. Schorr, G. Adam, V. Vo, I. Becker, and J. Cheng as part of their laboratory activities. https://t.co/hBB0rV0GhI

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#AAPT has released a statement on the dismissal of the National Science Board. We are dismayed by the Administration’s decision. Access statement here ➡ https://t.co/7qfTo3dz9o #NSB #NSF

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Does Antimatter Fall Up? https://t.co/YSi1ZOECpN #PhysicTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #TPT

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Uncovering Hidden Variables: A Physics Classroom Activity on Correlation and Causation. https://t.co/B8uZursIJm #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #Physics #TPT

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Poka-yoke mini pop-up spectroscopes. https://t.co/xRhvn4dKHN #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #Physics #TPT

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Empowering Minds: Exploring the Impact of the Contemporary Physics Education Project. https://t.co/Q9o9TTixAI #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsTeachers #TPT

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Orbit of a Steel Ball Around a Magnet. https://t.co/mKxjQU7P7F #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #TPT

[Juan A. Monsoriu @JuanAntMonsoriu]

🚨New @TptJournal paper:

👉A Very Low-Current Electromagnetic Induction Experiment Enhanced by Acoustic Means

👨‍🔬By S. Ortuño-Molina, R. Milbrandt, J.C. Castro-Palacio & @JuanAntMonsoriu

The Physics Teacher 64, 321–324 (2026)
https://t.co/6o4Z7NBpzj

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This month’s cover of #TPT imagines a world with antimatter people being repelled by Earth’s mass, while people made of matter experience gravity as a force of attraction. See article “Does antimatter fall up?” for insights about this fundamental question. https://t.co/4oMZnKWpqA

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Orbit of a Steel Ball Around a Magnet. https://t.co/mKxjQU7P7F #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #TPT

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Oscillation of a Ball on a Concave Surface. https://t.co/U5oRgrec7Q #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #TPT

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How Do We Assess Computation in Physics? https://t.co/vAKqotVsHK #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #TPT

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Answer to the February 2026 Figuring Physics Question by Paul Hewitt. https://t.co/Vez8DW4YOW #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #TPT

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This month’s cover of #TPT is a photograph entitled “Like Oil and Water,” submitted to the 2025 AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest by John Skelton from Woodinville High School. https://t.co/Kirf0mimZB #PhysicsTeachers #PhysicsEducation