American Association of Physics Teachers 2026 AAPT Summer Meeting; Pasadena, CA
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Physics
American Association of Physics Teachers 2026 AAPT Winter Meeting; Las Vegas, NV
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Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts
Gray, K. E. & Scherr, R. E. (2025). Values reflected in energy-related physics concepts. The Physics Teacher, 63, 240–242. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0137442
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Year
2025
Short Description
Physics has the reputation of being purely about nature, not about people or culture. Physics concepts such as time, space, and mass are often considered to be independent of sociopolitical concepts such as democracy and capitalism. However, physics concepts are not “out there” in the universe, free of cultural values: rather, they are created and sustained by people in specific times and places, for the purpose of addressing particular social needs and empowering particular people.
Three-Dimensional Rural Science Lesson Plans
These high-quality, NGSS-aligned science lesson plans are built on phenomena meaningful to rural students. They include plans for middle school science, as well as high school biology, Earth science, chemistry, and physics.
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Lead Organization(s)
Year
2023
Short Description
These high-quality, NGSS-aligned science lesson plans are built on phenomena meaningful to rural students. They include plans for middle school science, as well as high school biology, Earth science, chemistry, and physics.
Energy and Equity Curricular Resources
This resource library offers curricular materials for teaching energy and equity in high school physics.
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Lead Organization(s)
Year
2022
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This resource library offers curricular materials for teaching energy and equity in high school physics.
Energy and Equity Curricular Resources
This resource library offers curricular materials for teaching energy and equity in high school physics.
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Lead Organization(s)
Year
2022
Short Description
This resource library offers curricular materials for teaching energy and equity in high school physics.
American Association of Physics Teachers 2025 AAPT Summer Meeting; Washington, DC
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American Association of Physics Teachers 2025 AAPT Winter Meeting; St. Louis, MO
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To learn more, visit https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/WM2025/index.cfm.
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STEP UP: Supporting Teachers in Having Difficult Conversations
While the field of physics has become more diverse over the last few decades, it does not reflect the demographics of the population of the United States by any metric. Founded in 2017, the STEP UP program began as a partnership between the American Physical Society (APS), the American Association of Physics Teachers, Florida International University, and Texas A&M University-Commerce. The project research team developed two active learning lessons examining the diverse profiles of individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, and issues of marginalization of women in physics.
Lead Organization(s)
Year
2023
Short Description
The project research team developed two active learning lessons examining the diverse profiles of individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, and issues of marginalization of women in physics. After participating in the lessons, research showed that both the students’ sense of physics identity and their intentions to pursue a physics major increased, especially among female-identifying students.
STEP UP: Supporting Teachers in Having Difficult Conversations
While the field of physics has become more diverse over the last few decades, it does not reflect the demographics of the population of the United States by any metric. Founded in 2017, the STEP UP program began as a partnership between the American Physical Society (APS), the American Association of Physics Teachers, Florida International University, and Texas A&M University-Commerce. The project research team developed two active learning lessons examining the diverse profiles of individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, and issues of marginalization of women in physics.
Lead Organization(s)
Year
2023
Short Description
The project research team developed two active learning lessons examining the diverse profiles of individuals who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics, and issues of marginalization of women in physics. After participating in the lessons, research showed that both the students’ sense of physics identity and their intentions to pursue a physics major increased, especially among female-identifying students.