Dianne's Web

Okay, I know I’m no Spring chicken, and the way they taught science when I was in high school is a far cry from the way kids learn inquiry based science today. And I also know that anything beyond my high school chemistry textbook was too much for my little pea brain. I never made it to, let alone through, physics. Waaaaay too much math (another area of weakness for me) I thought.

So imagine my surprise when someone asked me to post a sample chapter from our Physics That Works program. I opened the file and was immediately drawn in by the fun, color picture of an old-fashioned, wind-up tin toy rocket, driven by a character who bore a striking resemblance to George Jetson! So, I thought, “Okay, I’ll read the first page, even if it IS physics.” (BTW, no offense to anyone who loves, teaches or does physics, I only wish I were smart enough to join you!) Alright, so this chapter is going to teach me about toys in motion while I construct and test a toy called a Creepy Crawly?? Whoa, cool!! Read a little farther…I’m going to do a feasibility study for the toy. Hmmm…pretty soon I’m totally sucked in. The chapter is 23 pages long. I’ve made it to page 10 so far (I do actually have to work during the day, sort of limits my “fun” time), and I get it!! I’m reading a high school physics textbook!  At least one chapter. But it’s all making sense to me so far.

I’ll keep reading, and give you an update next week. In the meantime, check out the chapter yourself. Go to http://www.kendallhunt.com/ptw and click the link called View a Sample Chapter under the Additional Information heading.