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Teaching About Energy
Supplement ID
200
Bibliographic Citation
Millar, R. Teaching about Energy. 2005. Department of Educational Studies: Research Paper 2005/11. University of York. www.york.ac.uk/depts/educ/research/ResearchPaperSeries/Paper11Teachingaboutenergy.pdf
Description
This paper can be used to supplement CTS Sections II and IV. The paper addresses commonly held ideas students have about energy, why the concept of energy is so difficult to learn, considerations for teaching energy-related ideas, and suggestions for teaching specific energy-related concepts.
CTS Topic(s)
  • Heat and Temperature
  • Energy Transfer and Transformation
  • Energy
  • Electrical Charge and Energy
  • Chemical Energy
Category(s)
  • Energy, Force, and Motion
Type of Resource
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