Companion classroom activities for force & motion : stop faking it! / by William C. Robertson ; illustrated by Brian Diskin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, William C.

Contributor:

Diskin, Brian.

Series:

Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach it

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs.

Motion.

Motion--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Activity programs.

Force and energy--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs.

Force and energy.

Force and energy--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Activity programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Companion classroom activities for force and motion

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 in 2002 with Force and Motion-offering elementary and middle school teachers a jargon-free way to learn the background for teaching physical science with confidence. Combining easy-to-understand-if irreverent-explanations and quirky diagrams, Stop Faking It! Force and Motion helped thousands of teachers, parents, and homeschoolers conquer topics from Newton's laws to the physics of space travel. Now Companion Classroom A

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Ch 1- Motion Basics; Ch 2 - Adding Direction-Vectors; Ch 3- Acceleration; Ch 4 - Newton's First Law, Part I; Ch 5 - Newton's First Law, Part II; Ch 6 - Net or Unbalanced Forces; Ch 7 - Newton's Second Law; Ch 8 - Gravitational Forces; Ch 9 - Mass and Weight; Ch 10 - Newton's Third Law; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-936137-43-7

OCLC:

751962236