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Hi! I want to do a unit on the relationship between force, mass, and motion, but I do not have a deep understanding of these concepts myself. Where can I go to get the foundational understanding that I need?
Elizabeth
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Hi Elizabeth,
I am wondering how you are doing and if you found the resources you needed to better grasp the concepts in your force and motion unit. If you are still looking for some additional support, I highly recommend the Dr. Robertson 'Stop Faking It' series. His book on Force and Motion is excellent. http://common.nsta.org/resource/?id=10.2505/9780873552097
(Nanette mentioned the series; this is the book in that series that addresses forces and motion.)
It is written so one can interact with the text by doing simple investigations at home that Dr. Robertson uses to model each concept.
Let us know how your unit went.
Best,
Carolyn
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HI Elizabeth,
Some time ago you asked for help with understanding and were given a good set of suggestions. I'm writing to see if you have any questions about this subtle topic. If so, perhaps I can help.
cheers,
joe
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Hi Elizabeth,
How exciting! Way to be a great example to your students of a life-long learner. The NSTA SciPack on force and motion is a great place to start. It has great simulations to help you visualize the basic concepts. Here's the link to all the scipacks NSTA offers: http://www.nsta.org/publications/scipacks.aspx
Also, http://physicsclassroom.com can give you an even more in-depth understanding with text, practice problems, and simulations. I hope these resources help! Good luck!
Debbie
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You may also want to invest in some easy to read, easy to understand books.
I highly recommend http://www.nsta.org/publications/press/stopfakingit.aspx this series.
The books are short, present the concepts well, and give some great ideas on how to teach the concepts.
Nanette
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Like PHET simulations but simpler and targeted at 9/10 graders
http://www.mazalearn.com
Covers all topics for 9,10 grade physics and it is free for student use.
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Thank you so much! I will definetely be checking these out!
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I think students really enjoy the Phet Simulations but also providing activities for students that they can do hands on I believe is more beneficial.
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In my physics classroom, we use both hands-on activities and pHet simulations. The hands-on activities provide concrete experience with the phenomena that my students are studying. The computer simulations help them further explore those concrete experience by looking at the phenomena a different way. For example, when study projectiles, I have students build mini-catapults and test how they work. They observe and describe how motion projectile motion looks. Then they follow up that activity with the pHet simulation in which they can more easily control variables so they can test the different factors that contribute to projectile motion.
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You could always try google! Honestly you can find some good stuff on there. Other than that, watching visuals on youtube, or demonstrations would always help reinforce understanding of a content.
Good luck!
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