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A Resource Book for the Beginning Physics Teacher
written by Jan Mader and Mary Winn
This handbook is designed to help the new teacher, or teachers new to physics, get started in their classes. Each chapter covers a specific physics or pedagogy topic with a short introduction and a selection of lessons, labs, activities, and demonstrations. All activities are selected for their effectiveness and ease of use.
The full handbook is available through AAPT.
The material in a pre-publication draft for use and comment by teachers. The first six chapters, covering topics through forces, are currently available on the Physics Front.
New National Research Council Study Informs K-8 Science Teaching
Celebrate the Year of Science with activities, resource and much more. This web site is sponsored by the Coalition for Public Understanding of Science.
This inquiry-based learning guide for upper elementary and middle school teachers introduces the concepts of force, inertia and motion. It is part of the Operation Primary Physical Science materials.
This page features David Wiley's student activities and simple demonstrations of Newton's Law's.
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