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Asking for Advice from Experienced Science Teachers

Hi Everyone,
If you are an experienced science teacher of any grade k-12, what advice could you offer a pre-service teacher just starting their teaching careers next fall? If you have tricks, tips, exemplary materials or just plain good advice from experience, please post it here. If you have materials related to physics and astronomy or great web […]

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Comparing web seminars with other modes of learning.

Hi All,
I hope you have enjoyed the seminars and discussions posted here. How do you feel about learning and teaching through web seminars compared to traditional methods? How does Charging into Electrostatics compare with other web seminars you have participated in? If you were to create a web seminar for your students, what methods used […]

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The challenge in teaching electrostatics

Students often have a general sense of what happens with static electricity, but it is common for them to hold onto misconceptions about it. We even found this to be true for us on the seminar presentation! How can you make students understand these concepts better? How do online resources like The […]

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Post Your Questions Here

Hi Everyone,
Please feel free to post questions you may have about static electricity, thephysicsfront.org and teaching about science in general on this blog. I look forward to hearing from you,
Cathy Ezrailson

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