Getting ready to start a new topic in your instruction? Not sure where to begin or what prior knowledge students have? I like to start with an opening question. For my unit on energy, work and power I always ask, “What is the difference between mass and weight?” Most students can not come up withContinue reading “Scaffolding Science Lessons”
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Work, Energy and the Power of Rubberbands
What are work and energy and how are these important concepts related to each other? This is what I ask my eigth grade students at the start of our unit on conservation of energy. Work is a hard term to define in physics. While sitting quietly and “working” at their desks, students often comment thatContinue reading “Work, Energy and the Power of Rubberbands”
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