Communication is important in science, both in terms of reading and writing and in the use of information technology. Students in high school Physics courses locate, select, analyse and integrate information on different topics, working independently and as part of a team. (Science Ontario Curriculum, Grade 11 and 12).

In the following ISU assignments, students use Internet to access HOT topics in modern Physics: SNO, Kamiokande: Neutrinos; Fermi Lab: Tevatron, Top Quark; SLAC: Stanford, LINAC; CERN: Large Hadron Collider, LEP; HERA; PET; MRI; Chara Array; Chandra Observatory; or browse library magazines of Popular Science, Discovery, Scientific American for COOL articles like: Stratospheric jump, in just a suit with the parachute, from 45 km-height, reaching Mach 1.3 and hoping to survive! (Popular Science, Dec 2002). The findings are presented to the class in the poster session, as a written summary, or in the oral presentation - it is always lots of fun!