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Download full textAhrens, Walter R.; Harley, Theodore L.; Burns, Elmer E. – P. Blakiston's Son & Co., 1917
While the new movement in the teaching of physics--the study of the physics of daily life--is the keynote of the recent text-books, yet the laboratory manuals still adhere to the old method, leaving the presentation of material from everyday life to the text-book alone. It is the authors' belief that the manual as well as the text-book should be…
Descriptors: Physics, Textbooks, Science Instruction, Science History
Direct linkAmann, George – AAPT Press (BK), 2005
The key to learning is student involvement! This American Association of Physics Teachers/Physics Teaching Resource Agents (AAPT/PTRA) manual presents examples of two techniques that are proven to increase student involvement in your classroom. Based on the "5E" model of learning, exploratories are designed to get your students excited about the…
Descriptors: Practicums, Thermodynamics, Optics, Teaching Methods
Donovan, M. Suzanne, Ed.; Bransford, John D., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2005
"How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom" builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling "How People Learn." Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Learning, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Science
