FunSchooling Physics!

I'm updating this post, written almost exactly two years ago, with resources we've used for physics at the late elementary level and upwards.

Some of the books kiddo has read:
Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick
The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay
The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide by Richard Muller
Get a Grip on Physics by John Gribbin
Mr. Tompkins in Paperback by George Gamow
The following by Robert Gilmore:
Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics
The Wizard of Quarks: A Fantasy of Particle Physics
Scrooge's Cryptic Carol: Visions of Energy, Time, and Quantum Nature
Once Upon a Universe: Not-so-Grimm tales of Cosmology

We've also seen a couple of documentaries with and browsed books by Brian Greene and Michio Kaku.

We watch a lot of Mythbusters (on Netflix, not cable) and YouTube videos like Sixty Symbols. And so far we've managed to watch a couple of physics titles from the Teaching Company. Last year, we went quite hands on with projects from Arvind Gupta's Toys from Trash and after playing around and reading what he could, you might remember this post where I signed kiddo up for Physics with Derek Owens.

We use an electronics kit (not Snap Circuits although that will be a great
supplement too) whenever hubby has time to help out. And kiddo is an avid collector of magnets. He'll play with them for hours if not interrupted. We also pottered about with the Exploration Education physical science computer-based, projects-in-a-box curriculum but never found the time to finish it.

Other Books To Try:

Understanding Physics by Isaac Asimov.
Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Carroll Epstein (nice short problems for thinking through how physics affects our daily lives), and Relativity Visualized (thanks George!) by same author.
Conceptual Physics (11th Edition) by Paul Hewitt is a good alternative for kids who want to learn higher level physics but don't have the required math knowledge. Also, Touch This! Conceptual Physics for Everyone by Hewitt.
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog, and How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog all by Chad Orzel.
Physics and Technology for Future Presidents: An Introduction to the Essential Physics Every World Leader Needs to Know by Richard Muller.
Physics, Fun, and Beyond: Electrifying Projects and Inventions from Recycled and Low-Cost Materials by Eduardo de Campos Valadares (we have this book and although we haven't started using it, I have been thumbing through it on and off and would highly recommend it for visual learners and passionate young physicists aged 10+).
Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists by Dustyn Roberts (most likely will use it as a follow up/ part 2 to Physics Fun and Beyond).

And of course, you probably already know about these...

The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick
Mad About Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities by Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher and other books by Richard Feynman

Other Physics Bookmarks:

Bite Size Physics from Science Jim
The Leonardo Project
The Physics Introduction Kit from Home Science Tools