AAPT Outreach Guide - PDF or Doc

Don Lincoln, "A Brief Guide to Science Outreach, Physics Today, Vol. 79, #1, Jan. 2026, p. 24.

OUTREACH PROGRAMS

• The Little Shop of Physics - A Colorado State University program featuring hands on demonstrations that are built by students.
• Frontier Physics and the Haunted Physics Laboratory - A Northern Illinois University program featuring a hands on road show and an annual Halloween Haunted Physics Laboratory.
• Rutgers University Christmas Science Show - A Rutgers University tradition with information for those wishing to put on a show at their campus.
• Rutgers University Science Explorer Bus - A Rutgers University "Science on the Road" outreach site.
• Syracuse Education and Outreach - Syracuse University "Orange" physics, workshops, and Outreach programs.
• Demonstration Road Show - Idaho State University educational science demonstrations, teacher workshops, and road shows.
• University of Maryland Outreach - University of Maryland traveling demonstration programs.
• The Science Bag - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Outreach Program.
• The Science House - The Science House is a learning outreach project of North Carolina State University. Our mission is to work in partnership with K12 teachers to increase the use and impact of hands-on learning technologies in mathematics and science.    
• University of British Columbia Public Outreach - Features outreach activities including Physics Olympics and science summer camps.
• The Physics Outreach Web Site at Purdue University - Useful for teachers who are interested in extracurricular activities for their students, as well as for physics faculty thinking about creating such opportunities at their institutions.
• The Physics Show - Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA.  A Community College Delivers Big on Community Outreach.  
• The Department of Physics at Florida State University - Provides information on putting together a Faraday Christmas Science show.
• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Features a link to a physics van show.
• UIUC listing of mobile physics programs throughout the U.S.
• Science in Motion (ASIM)- The State of Alabama program for bringing science to the schools of that state. Features a consortium of Alabama Colleges and Universities.
• Texas A&M University - Physics and Engineering Festival
• The Cavendish Laboratory
  • The Cavendish Museum

Scientists and Innovators in the Schools (SITS)

• Nova Scotia Section
• British Columbia Section - One of the largest outreach organizations in North America.

OUTREACH RELATED WEBSITES

General Physics

• American Physical Society Physics Central
• APS Forum on Education Directory of Resources
• K-12 Traveling Science Programs
• Physical Sciences Resource Center - The American association of Physics teachers.
• Society of Physics Students
• Science NetLinks - The American Association for the Advancement of Science site for educators.
• Sonoma State University - Department of physics and astronomy directory of science education resources.

Astronomy

• American Astronomical Society Education Office
• National Astronomy Education Projects: A Catalog

Condensed Matter Physics

• Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter
• Molecular Expressions
• Making Matter
• About Temperature

High-Energy Physics

• APS Division of Particles and Fields Education and Outreach Page
• The Particle Adventure
• Particle Physics Education Site
• US High-Energy Physics Outreach Programs

Nuclear Physics

• APS Division of Nuclear Physics Education Site
• National Nuclear Science Outreach and Education

Plasma Physics

• American Physical Society  Division of Plasma Physics Coalition for Plasma Science
• A Teacher's Guide to Plasma Science on the Web

Governmental Agencies

• Department of Energy Office of Science
• National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources
• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program
• NSF Research Experiences for Teachers Program