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Matter Unit - Chemical and Physical Change Unit Resources - Elementary
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water the sum of parts, suns energy driving the water cycle from solid, to liquid to gas.
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Focus on Physics: When Our Round Earth Was First Measured
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Building an Understanding of Physical Principles Our Earth is round, although it was not always thought to be that way. It looks flat. But if the Earth is viewed from a tall building, especially near the ocean when the…
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Other Health Impairments According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, a student can qualify for special education services under the coding of “Other Health Impairment” (OHI), defined as “having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness…
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Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes safely designed and constructed garments or equipment, such as clothing, gloves, protective hearing devices, shoes, or goggles, designed to protect a person's body from injury or infection by minimizing exposure to workplace…
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Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion
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Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s familiar equation E = mc2 relates to the reductions in mass and enormous…
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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Conceptual Physics
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This course describes the workings of the world around us. The everyday: how a ball moves when it is thrown, the forces you feel on a roller-coaster, what happens when you turn on a light switch; and the esoteric: time…
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Changes (Addressing Student Misconceptions about Physical and Chemical Changes) Article
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Chemical Reactions - Middle School Physical Science Resources - NGSS Aligned
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Energy - - Middle School Physical Science Resources - NGSS Aligned Collection
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Focus on Physics: Eight Tips for New (and not so new) Teachers
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Being a teacher can be a wonderful experience. Making it so is greatly aided by qualities that you can acquire. Needless to say, you must know your subject and be able to explain it well. Beyond that are traits and…
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A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten
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Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to memorize. I prefer an approach that allows students to use evidence to…