Recent (11/12/2008): A video of a melting ice synched with data collection (Vernier LoggerPro software required).

Recent (8/15/2008): Take the Dunbar Physics Student Survey.

Recent (6/02/2008): Optics notes and a PowerPoint.

Recent (11/12/2007): A page of java applets, including a BCPSS grade calculator.

Purpose: This site is designed to give other beginning teachers a starting point. My first year teaching I did not have books or a curriculum. I was forced to invent an applied physics course mostly from scratch. Now that I have books and a curriculum, I still look back and wish that I had another teacher's materials to start from. So I'm sharing the materials that I've developed so far. Please email me suggestions and corrections.

Organization: This website is split up by units. Each unit is organized by assessments, assignments, labs/projects, lesson plans, notes, powerpoint presentations, and unit plans.

About the Author: My name is Joshua Gabrielse. I teach Physics at Dulaney High School in Baltimore County and I spent six years in Baltimore City teaching Physics and Robotics before that. I graduated from Calvin College with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and a minor in mathematics. Since then I have received a Masters of Arts in teaching from Johns Hopkins. This is my seventh year teaching.