Helped me prepare for my lesson.

I am a univeristy students and I am currently my methods courses. For my science course I needed to create a lesson plan and my was focused on light. To help me better understand light and p... See More

I am a univeristy students and I am currently my methods courses. For my science course I needed to create a lesson plan and my was focused on light. To help me better understand light and prepare for my lesson I read this interactive E-book. This E-book was easy to read and I was able to understand the material.

Helps Streamline Content!

As a science education specialist, many of the teachers that I would with in the K-5 domain struggle with content and depth of understanding. This translates to incomplete/poor science prepa... See More

As a science education specialist, many of the teachers that I would with in the K-5 domain struggle with content and depth of understanding. This translates to incomplete/poor science preparation for our students. These eBooks provide the depth of content necessary to promote teacher confidence! Kudos.

Great resource!

I have been using this E-book to prepare myself for teaching a middle school unit on electricity & magnetism -- something I haven't studied since I was in high school! This book provides a ... See More

I have been using this E-book to prepare myself for teaching a middle school unit on electricity & magnetism -- something I haven't studied since I was in high school! This book provides a great overview of the subject and also includes a lot of interesting history and facts that I've been incorporating into my notes and labs to add interest. I've also been getting some great ideas for simple experiments and labs to conduct with my class.

Need to Know for OpenSciEd Unit 8.3

I started this book knowing nothing about magnets or electricity besides that opposite poles attract. Now, I feel comfortable enough with my understanding that I would feel comfortable guidi... See More

I started this book knowing nothing about magnets or electricity besides that opposite poles attract. Now, I feel comfortable enough with my understanding that I would feel comfortable guiding students through investigations in the OpenSciEd eighth grade unit on "forces at a distance". Conceptualizing unseen forces such as electromagnetic fields can be difficult, especially for students. Seeing and interacting with the simulations and models in this book gave me an eye for how to represent these invisible forces to potential students and the short quizzes gave me a good idea of how to break up so much information into digestible parcels. Many of the examples they give to "try at home" such as the balloon/confetti experiment are cheap, easily accessible, and represent the phenomena in a relatable way.