Forces+Reading

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Some papers on childrens understanding of forces, teaching activities and related areas, inclduing papers from Physics Education

[|Teaching Science for Understanding] (Forces) J. Minstrell. (1989). Teaching Science for Understanding. In L. Resnick and L. Klopfer (Eds.), //ASCD 1989 Yearbook: Toward the Thinking Curriculum: Current Cognitive Research//: ASCD.

[|Describing the cognitive landscape in learning and teaching about forces] //Dave Heywood; Joan Parke,// International Journal of Science Education, Volume 23, Number 11, 1 November 2001, pp. 1177-1199(23)

[|Encouraging conceptual change: the use of bridging analogies in the teaching of action–reaction forces and the ‘at rest’ condition in physics] //Tom Bryce; Kenneth MacMillan,// International Journal of Science Education, Volume 27, Number 6, 16 May 2005, pp. 737-763(27)

[|Learning Demand] (Motion)

From **Physics Education**

**[|Finding the density of a liquid using a metre rule]** K N Chattopadhyay //Phys. Educ.// **43** No 2 (March 2008) 203-205 **[|Finding the density of objects without measuring mass and volume]** Frackson Mumba and Mesfin Tsige, //Phys. Educ.// **42** No 3 (May 2007) 293-295 **[|Demonstrating kinematics and Newton's laws in a jump]** Martin Kamela, //Phys. Educ.// **42** No 2 (March 2007) 170-172 **[|Toys and physics]** David Featonby, //Phys. Educ.// **40** No 6 (November 2005) 537-543 **[|Paper proves to be stronger than wood]** Héctor G Riveros, //Phys. Educ.// **40** No 4 (July 2005) 322-323 **[|When equal masses don't balance]** Ronald Newburgh, Joseph Peidle and Wolfgang Rueckner, //Phys. Educ.// **39** No 3 (May 2004) 289-293 **[|Classical physics experiments in the amusement park]** Sara Bagge and Ann-Marie Pendrill, //Phys. Educ.// **37** No 6 (November 2002) 507-511 [|**Can an egg-dropping race enhance students' conceptual understanding of air resistance?**] Yeung Chung Lee //et al// 2009 //Phys. Educ.// **44** 151-158 **[|Astroblaster—a fascinating game of multi-ball collisions]** Marián Kireš //Phys. Educ.// **44** No 2 (March 2009) 159-164 **[|A practical example aiding understanding momentum in 1D: the water gun experiment]** Katarin MacLeod //Phys. Educ.// **42** No 5 (September 2007) 492-495 **[|Let's Investigate: Teaching momentum by squirting coloured water]** Gary Vezzoli //Phys. Educ.// **37** No 2 (March 2002) 157 **[|Demonstrations teach sceptical students about circular motion]** Ken Zetie //Phys. Educ.// **41** No 3 (May 2006) 207 **[|Introducing simple harmonic motion]** John Roche //Phys. Educ.// **37** No 6 (November 2002) 497-506 [|**Introducing vectors**] John Roche 1997 //Phys. Educ.// **32** 339-345 **[|Introducing motion in a circle]**  John Roche //Phys. Educ.// **36** No 5 (September 2001) 399-405