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String and Sticky Tape Experiments
(OP-58)
This handbook describes physics experiments that are constructed with only the simplest and
least expensive materials: rubber bands, tape, paper clips, chalk, etc. The experiments, though
simple, demonstrate fundamental physics laws in a practical way. The experiments are divided
into 11 sections: mechanics, properties of matter, hydrodynamics, heat, wave motion, light,
sound, atomic and nuclear physics, solid state and crystallography, electrostatics, and magnetism.
Each experiment is rated by difficulty level (elementary, high school, and university), and includes
illustrations. Edited by Ronald Edge. (448 pages) ISBN 0-917853-28-8 ©1987
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String and Sticky Tape Experiments
has been translated into Spanish! (G-8)
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$9.99
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A Potpourri of Physics Teaching Ideas
(OP-57)
From the pages of
The Physics Teacher
comes this collection of articles on apparatus and ideas for
teaching physics. Articles concerning mechanics, fluids, and heat; electromagnetism; optics and
waves; sound; toys; and others are reproduced. An additional 71 articles describe how to stow-it,
do-it, make-it, show-it, and adapt-it. Edited by Donna Berry Conner. (363 pages) ISBN 0-917853-
27-X ©1987
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Preconceptions in Mechanics
(OP-72)
This second edition of Charles Camp and John J. Clement’s book,
Preconceptions in Mechanics:
Lessons for Dealing with Students’ Conceptual Difficulties
, contains a set of 24 innovative lessons
and laboratories in mechanics for high school physics classrooms that was developed by a team of
teachers and science education researchers. Research has shown that certain student preconceptions
conflict with current physical theories and seem to resist change when using traditional
instructional techniques. This book provides a set of lessons that are aimed specifically at these
particularly troublesome areas: Normal Forces, Friction, Newton’s Third Law, Relative Motion,
Gravity, Inertia, and Tension. The lessons can be used to supplement any course that includes
mechanics. Each unit contains detailed step by step lesson plans, homework and test problems, as
well as background information on common student misconceptions, an overall integrated teaching
strategy, and key aspects of the targeted core concepts. This edition has a number of substantial
changes based on teacher input. A number of the lessons are adaptable for college level courses as
well. Evaluations using pre and post tests have shown large gain differences over control groups.
(380 pages) ISBN: 978-1-931024-13-6 ©2010
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$28
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