About the Book

Physics Teaching

This book describes a project to design a physics learning environment which takes into account teachers' needs, design procedures, properties of the learnig environment, and pupil learning outcomes. The book's design team has wide experience in research and development work in relation to science education, the use of ICT in education, the way students think about physics, curriculum and teaching method development, and the design of instructional materials. This book is intended to give teachers an overall view of the Physics course, to assist them in planning their work and in making provision for such things as apparatus, books, and films, and to offer suggestions about how the course might be taught so as to achieve certain aims. CONTENTS: (1)Preparing Teachers to Teach Physics and Physical Science by Inquiry (2)Teaching Physics Using PhET Simulations (3)Modeling Methodology for Physics Teachers (4)Teaching Physics: Figuring Out What Works (5)Primary School: Physics Teaching and Learning.