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Book Chapter | May 2010
The purpose of this assessment probe is to comprehensively elicit students' ideas about the relationship between force and motion. The list of possible answers includes several distracters that are based on learning…
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Understanding Force and Motion
Book Chapter | October 2010
The objects will not change position from their initial rest positions because the downward force on each side of the pulley (ignoring the weight of the string) is the same and the net force on each side of the pulley…
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Book Chapter | April 2014
In order to discuss mechanical interactions, we need to understand forces and motion. In physical science, we can make use of all three of Newton’s laws of motion in a variety of situations. Energy analysis encompasses…
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Companion Classroom Activities for Stop Faking It! Force and Motion
NSTA Press Book | May 2011
Never has it been so easy for educators to learn to teach physical science with confidence. Award-winning author Bill Robertson launched his bestselling Stop Faking It! series with Force and Motion—offering elementary…
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Classroom Curling: Exploring Forces and Motion
Book Chapter | October 2012
Through the inquiry, in this chapter, students work to answer the question, What happens to the motion of a slider when different forces are applied? Teams of students play a game of “classroom curling”—a loose…
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Experimenting With Force and Motion Using Origami Frogs
Book Chapter | May 2009
Objects in motion and the forces that move them are the subjects of this lesson. This practical series of activities offers students a dynamic understanding of Newton’s three laws of motion. In particular, the third law…
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Visual Literacy in Physical Science: Force and Motion
Book Chapter | October 2010
Chapters 6, 7, and 8 are practice chapters. Each chapter provides the appropriate content standards for grades K-4 and 5-8 and several partial lessons and each follows the same format but addresses a different content…
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Force and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
NSTA Press Book | January 2002
Intimidated by inertia? Frightened by forces? Mystified by Newton’s laws of motion? You’re not alone—and help is at hand. The Stop Faking It! Series is perfect for science teachers, home-schoolers, parents wanting to…
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Core Idea PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Book Chapter | October 2016
This chapter discusses the disciplinary core idea of forces and interactions which consists of three component ideas that are described here. If any idea is a core concept, it is the idea of forces and interactions.…
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 1: 45 New Force and Motion Assessment Probes
NSTA Press Book | May 2010
Nationally known science educator Page Keeley—principal author of the hugely popular, four-volume NSTA Press series Uncovering Students Ideas in Science—has teamed up with physicist and science educator Rand Harrington…
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Editor's Note: Teaching Forces and Motion
Journal Article | March 2019
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Science 101: Does a Force on an Object Always Result in Motion?
Journal Article | September 2019
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers.
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The Poetry of Science: Force, Motion, and Energy
Journal Article | July 2018
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. The poem in this month's article shows us everyday uses of energy, force, and motion.
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