More on Ramps & Pathways
- Read an online Q&A with authors Rheta DeVries & Christina Sales
- Read an excerpt from chapter 3 "Mental Relationships Children Can Construct" (pdf)
- Read the Young Children article "Ramps and Pathways: Developmentally Appropriate, Intellectually Rigorous, and Fun Physical Science" (pdf) by Betty Zan and Rosemary Geiken
Help in understanding the laws of motion
by Peggy Ashbrook
- NSTA Web Seminar, “Force and Motion: Stop Faking It!”
- Discovery (TM) Science Channel's interactive lesson on Newton's Laws of Motion
- Force & Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It, by W.C. Robertson (National Science Teachers Association, 2002)
- Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD), “Bounce” activity
- The Physics Classroom
Resources on constructivist education
- Includes a list of books on general constructivist education.
