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Using physical science gadgets & gizmos, grades 6-8 : phenomenon-based learning / Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, Jukka Kohtamäki

Author
Bobrowsky, Matthew, 1955-
Additional Titles
Gadgets & gizmos, grades 6-8 and Using physical science gadgets and gizmos, grades 6-8
Published
Arlington, Virginia : NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association, [2014]
Physical Description
xv, 115 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
Korhonen, Mikko, 1975- and Kohtamäki, Jukka, 1981-

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Contents
Wave motion and sound -- Visible light and colors -- Thermodynamics -- Air pressure -- Density and buoyancy -- Force, motion, and energy -- It's science, not magic.
Summary
The phenomenon-based learning (PBL) approach introduced by the authors is as educational as the experiments are attention-grabbing. Instead of putting the theory before the application, PBL encourages students to first experience how the gadgets work and then grow curious enough to find out why. Students engage in the activities not as a task to be completed but as exploration and discovery--
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ISBN
9781936959372 (pbk.)
1936959372 (pbk.)
9781938946615 (e-ISBN)
1938946618 (e-book)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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