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FORCE AND MOTION: NEW TEACHING STRATEGIESPhysics is a high school subject, so the tendency is to think that your students are too young to understand the concepts of physics. But if your students can learn and understand that there are connections between the biological and physical worlds, such as studying animals and their connection to energy and motion, they will be better prepared to deal with the abstract concepts presented in high school. Kids love to work with things that move, and they love to move too. Those two realities are enough to get them started learning about force and motion. We've packed this issue with ideas on how to make the gears start turning in your students' heads. Get moving!
NSTA Articles on Force and Motion The following NSTA journal articles provide you with some ideas for force and motion. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/elementary.htm Books, Books, Books Click here to view the list of NSTA Catalog books on force and motion: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/books_elementary.htm Click here to view the list of new books from NSTA Press: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/newbookselem.htm Professional Development Effective professional development is seen as increasingly vital to school success and teacher satisfaction. With schools today facing an array of complex challenges—from working with an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals—observers have stressed the need for teachers to be able to enhance and build on their instructional knowledge. (Education Week on the Web) Click here to read more: http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/issuespage.cfm?id=16 NSTA Opportunities Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12 The NSTA/Children's Book Council Joint Book Review Panel selected the outstanding trade books of 2003. Click here to read about them: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/cbc.pdf Coming Your Way: A Summer Issue of Science & Children You told us that you have more time for reading and planning in the summer months, so we are mailing our first-ever summer issue of Science and Children in July. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/scsummer.pdf How to Write for Science & Children Interested in becoming a published author but not quite sure how to go about it? Writing for one of NSTA's peer-reviewed journals is a great way to share your experience with your colleagues and to enhance your resume at the same time. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/wwwsc.pdf Join the NSTA Book Club Plan now to make the NSTA Book Club part of your spring lessons.
The theme Write for NSTA's Journals Science & Children (Grades PreK–5) has issued this Call for Papers on specific topics. Click here to find out more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/sc.htm Next Month's Theme: Project-based Learning Experiences If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to: http://www.nsta.org/newsletters. If you have a text-only browser or are having any difficulties with our links, please visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-03/member_elementary.htm. THE FINE PRINTThis
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