In addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.
Force
and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Grades K–8
Intimidated by inertia? Frightened by forces? Mystified by Newton's Laws of
Motion? Honestly, you aren't alone. Stop Faking It is the perfect book for all
those adults-science teachers, home-schoolers, parents wanting to help with
homework who need a jargon-free way to learn the background for teaching physical
science with confidence.
Click here to learn more or to buy:
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB169X1
Move
With Science: Energy, Force & Motion
Grades 912
Using rolling chairs, bicycles, and other familiar objects, this book connects
the basic concepts of physics and human biology to the concrete sights, sounds,
and physical sensations that students experience every day.
Click here to learn more or to buy:
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB144X
Targeting
Students Science Misconceptions: Physical Science Concepts
Grades 5–12
Without a doubt, your students have learned lots of bad science from cartoons,
science fiction, and even faulty textbooks. Get help with the daunting task
of setting the record straight from this just-revised book dedicated to changing
students’ often naïve ideas about physical science.
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=OP368X2
Force
and Motion: Hands-On Science Series
Grades 5–12
The best way to learn science is to do science. These books show how -- with
low-cost, high-interest activities that help your students build a solid understanding
of the physical world around them. Your students wil enjoy safety-tested activities
that develop critical thinking, analytical, and science process skills. You'll
save time with detailed teacher notes, materials lists, scoring rubrics, and
plenty of reproducibles.
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=OP717X1