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Focus on Physics: Skateboard Physics
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As with all sports, skateboarding involves a lot of intriguing physics. I’ve marveled at the maneuvers of skilled skateboarder Alex Hewitt (my grandson). When traveling along a horizontal surface, Alex crouches and then…
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Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography, Revised 2nd Edition (e-book)
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How well can your students— • Explain why ice floats? • Model ocean currents? • Predict tides? • Describe the proper clean-up of an oil spill? Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography,…
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Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)
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What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of motion? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! …
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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science (e-book)
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Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical science both challenging and accessible for a diverse range of students. Written by…
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Physics Careers Web Site: Expanding College Women’s Perceptions of Physicists’ Lives and Work
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Twenty college women used a Physics Careers Web site that aligned profiles of the college’s physics alumnae with the curriculum of introductory physics during an experimental version of the course. Twenty-one college…
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In Search of Cosmic Rays: A student physics project aimed at finding the origin of cosmic rays
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The authors discuss the Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP), focusing on their high school’s participation in the project. Students build and monitor cosmic ray detectors to count and study cosmic rays and to…
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Discovery Engineering in Physical Science: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 ( e-book)
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Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro? Discovery Engineering in Physical Science uses these and other surprising cases…
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Case Study: Rocket Mail: Using Historic Articles as Case Studies in Physics and Engineering
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s issue discusses two approaches to exploring and analyzing…
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This article describes the mobilization and implementation of a community-oriented Interdisciplinary Science Seminar (ISS) that adds interdisciplinary content to traditional introductory science courses without a…
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An institution-wide focus on deep learning has made significant changes in the biology and physics core course curriculum at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The biology course director has reworked course objectives to…
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Take-Home Physics: 65 High-Impact, Low-Cost Labs (e-Book)
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Take-Home Physics is an excellent resource for high school physics teachers who want to devote more classroom time to complex concepts while challenging their students with hands-on homework assignments. This volume…
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