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News Virtual Physics Lab and Online Teaching Resources for Physics (JC/LC)
Virtual Physics Lab and Online Teaching Resources for Physics (JC/LC)
The Institute of Physics provide a wealth of online teaching resources. A two hour lunchtime resource seminar for Physics teachers and teachers of Physics (Junior Science) was organised by Dr Veronica McCauley, Science Education lecturer, School of Education, NUI Galway on Thursday 7th December 2017 in the School of Education, Block D building, NUI Galway.
Paul Nugent, Education Officer, Institute of Physics, facilitated the workshop which gave all teacher participants free access to the Virtual Physics Lab http://vplab.ndo.co.uk (an abundant supply of laboratory simulations, over 70 of which can be used for JC Physics and Maths).
The event was aimed at everyone from trainee to experienced teacher and was interactive and informal. VPLab is a very successful piece of software which is officially endorsed by The National Physics Laboratory and The Institute of Physics.
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