Feature papers
We want papers which are interesting and useful to teachers of physics in schools and colleges. Papers submitted to this section can relate to the teaching and learning of physics; the examining and assessment of physics; new approaches to the general presentation and application of physics in the classroom; curriculum developments around the world. We also publish papers of general and/or topical interest to physics teachers. We generally expect these papers to be up to 3000 words long (5 journal pages). All contributions are subject to peer review by members of the Editorial Board. Authors of Feature papers will be requested to send a small photograph of themselves with brief biographical details.
Frontline
This section is for shorter papers which feature good, immediately useful ideas for the classroom or the laboratory. These may be classroom experiments and demonstrations; investigations; equipment; practical work and ways of teaching difficult topics in physics. Contributions should be concise with a maximum of 1000 words (excluding any diagrams, photos etc). Submissions are peer reviewed and fully searchable by keyword (there are no abstracts). For further information on the topics covered within Frontline please go to our web site at http://www.iop.org/Journals/pe
News
You are welcome to let us know about events, activities and news which may inform and encourage other teachers. Relevant forthcoming events are listed in the January and July editions: we depend on our readership to let us know what is happening.
People
The physics teaching community is full of inspiring and interesting people - this section features the schools and the personalities who have made an impact in physics education or, equally importantly, in industry, finance, the media or technology. Starting Out is particularly for trainees and new teachers. You are welcome to write in about the people you know and the experiences you have had.
Resource reviews
Have you seen any resources that you would like
to recommend? If so contact us and you could write a review. Reviews include:
books; equipment (including electronic interfaces); electronic media (CDROMs
and web sites); videos and television programmes; places to visit: museums,
exhibitions, laboratories, telescopes.
Letters
We publish letters which are of interest to the
physics teaching community including short anecdotes, opinions, questions or
comments on previous articles or letters. Letters are not normally more than
800 words.
Signing Off
A light-hearted look at physics teaching. If you can
make your colleagues laugh, why not try putting it in writing.
Multimedia attachments
The electronic version of Physics Education can include extra material as a multimedia attachment. Worksheets, spreadsheets, computer programmes, video clips...any electronically stored material can be attached, so you can share full resources with the other physics teachers and include exciting illustrations with submissions.
