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NSTA Press Book

Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It

Confounded by kinetic energy? Suspect that teaching about simple machines isn’t really so simple? Exasperated by electricity? If you fear the study of energy is beyond you, this entertaining book will do more than introduce you to the topic. It wi...

By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Elementary High School Middle School Physical Science Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Waves Do Basic Math--Adding and Subtracting

Book Chapter

Waves Do Basic Math--Adding and Subtracting

So far we've been dealing with single sources of sound, and how they produce the pitches you hear. But you don't go to the symphony to hear a single oboe, and when you hear a solo guitarist, he or she doesn't keep your attention long by playing only...

High School Middle School Physical Science

To the Moon, Alice!

Book Chapter

To the Moon, Alice!

You now know enough about force and motion to design a trip to the Moon. After all, if they can get a man on the Moon, you can understand science. In the first section of this chapter, the author teaches you the basics of getting to orbit with an eng...

High School Middle School Physical Science

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