Observations First

Physics teachers have a lot to gain by analyzing what factors contribute to the difficulty of the course they teach. For students, the prio...

Computer programming provides an ideal environment for young students to develop the cognitive skills required to solve a problem gradually...

Students often have a difficult time interpreting data from a graph of two variables when the relationship between these two variables does...

An independent school in New York City provides an excellent example of a successful application of the Active Physics curriculum, but asp...

I get teased by some friends about it, but I'm a very proud member of a couple of physics teacher clubs . In one, around 20 or so ind...

Two teachers at the same school facilitate essentially the same lab activity, but with different levels of commitment to the process of inqu...

Open-ended, "creative" assignments can be an effective way of making science relevant to students, but there are more direct ways...