science teaching

Science teaching can be challenging. We are constantly being told about how poorly Americans are doing in science and mathematics. Understanding science involves more than merely learning its vocabulary or knowing certain facts. Especially in the physical sciences, scientific concepts begin to make sense only when students apply them.

Math Anxiety

One of the obstacles facing students of physics is learning to solve problems that seem new but that are actually, in important respects, similar to ones they have already learned to solve. But how does one recognize similar problems in physics? The best way is to learn to think algebraically instead of arithmetically. It is easier to catch an algebraic error than one in numerical calculation.

The brain is the least understood part of the body in humans and animals, because of both its physiology and its psychology. The brain and our environment are mutually interactive. How do we learn, from a biological point of view? One form of learning is training. A noted science writer and physicist have teamed up to help high school and college students explore the fundamentals of understanding science and the kinds of study and thinking required.

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