Force and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
If I only knew then, what I know now.  This past school year, I was asked to teach my fifth graders a science unit on Motion and Design. Having very little physical science content knowledge, I was uncomfortable answering any questions throughout the unit. I just wish I would have known about this book before. This book is written in an easy-to-understand and often humorous manner. Each chapter contains a simple experiment with household items followed by a straightforward explanation of the science concepts behind the experiment. Thanks to this quick read, I have a greater understanding and more confidence in my ability to teach Newton's Laws of Motion. --Reviewed by: Heather S on June 20, 2009Teach Force and Motion with Humor.  If you are seeking a book to build background knowledge and conceptual understanding of force and motion, look no further. William C. Robertson covers all the bases, including simple object lessons, with delightful humor. You will be thrilled with this book, and your students will really understand and not need to "fake it" at all! --Reviewed by: Karen McCollister (McKinney, TX) on July 15, 2008I enjoyed the author's humorous way of presenting something so serious. It is inquiry build (except the given answers). I used the activities presented by the author to give as many opportunities as possible to my students for building an operational definition for force or motion...In addition, this book gave me something we rarely do in the classroom...apply the concepts of force and motion outside of the classroom...Awesome book. --Reviewed by: Daniela Thornton (Colbert, WA) on November 6, 2007