Deece in MN Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) Ok, after my last science question, we decided on Physics for my ds. We have Conceptual Physics 3rd ed. student book. I looked into a couple other options (Kinetic Books Physics course, Teaching Co. lectures, etc.), but I am having a hard time justifying spending money right now because I don't have the extra to spend. On the other hand, I am not sure what to do with the book we have. Ds has read the first 2 chapters because I want him starting something, but I don't have the TM or answer keys or anything so having him do the questions puts added work on me to also figure them out to check his answers. I don't think having him just read the book is enough (we will do some experiments, too, but I think there needs to be more interaction with the info. in the book for better retention). I have tried searching the internet for some free materials to help, but I am not really finding anything. What I am looking for are some ideas of what to do. What would be appropriate work to give high school credit? What can I add to the book (aside from experiments) to help flesh it out and make it credit worthy (reports, diagrams, etc. would things like this be ok)? Does anyone have any good web-sites they can direct me to? Thanks! Edited January 26, 2009 by Deece in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Take a look at this website. It is works with Hewitt's CP (3rd edition). LOTS of neat stuff. When I taught CP I pulled a lot of experiments off the internet. There are teacher editions of the CP book available at the used sites (amazon.com, half.com, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Personally for Physics, I would think you would just have to have the solutions manuel for the book you are using. There are lots of equations and problems that go along with the text. My daughter has Apologia Physics and she reads the text, does questions, problems and tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Take a look at this website. It is works with Hewitt's CP (3rd edition). LOTS of neat stuff. When I taught CP I pulled a lot of experiments off the internet. There are teacher editions of the CP book available at the used sites (amazon.com, half.com, etc.). Thanks! I hadn't come across that web-site in my searching, but it is the type of thing I am looking for. I have tried to find a used teacher edition and have not had success. I will try again and see what I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Personally for Physics, I would think you would just have to have the solutions manuel for the book you are using. There are lots of equations and problems that go along with the text. My daughter has Apologia Physics and she reads the text, does questions, problems and tests. Thanks! I guess I am going to have to search again for a used TM. I have looked, but haven't found one so I will keep looking. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I just found a copy for about $30 on amazon.com used. Here's the ISBN for the 3rd edition high school version teacher manual: 0130542563. If you're interested, I'd get it fast because they are usually well over $60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Deece, I've not used "Conceptual Physics" so I can't offer any BTDT advice, but I have collected some resources to use when we get there. I can't take the credit for finding most of these links as other fellow homeschoolers have shared them. Conceptual Physics Videos Animated Tutorials Paul Hewitt Videos A video instructional series on physics for college and high school classrooms Coneptual Physics Home Page College Preparatory Physics I (you can use Conceptual Physics for this class) Next Time Questions by Paul Hewitt Hippo Campus (they have Conceptual Physics broken down by subject) Syllabus 01 Syllabus 02 Syllabus 03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Allsmiles - this is an amazing resource list! Thank you for sharing. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 I just found a copy for about $30 on amazon.com used. Here's the ISBN for the 3rd edition high school version teacher manual:0130542563. If you're interested, I'd get it fast because they are usually well over $60. Thank you! I must not know how to search Amazon because I just did and didn't find this. :) I will check this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deece in MN Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Deece, I've not used "Conceptual Physics" so I can't offer any BTDT advice, but I have collected some resources to use when we get there. I can't take the credit for finding most of these links as other fellow homeschoolers have shared them. Conceptual Physics Videos Animated Tutorials Paul Hewitt Videos A video instructional series on physics for college and high school classrooms Coneptual Physics Home Page College Preparatory Physics I (you can use Conceptual Physics for this class) Next Time Questions by Paul Hewitt Hippo Campus (they have Conceptual Physics broken down by subject) Syllabus 01 Syllabus 02 Syllabus 03 Wow! Thanks for this list! I did come across a couple of these, but this is so much better than most of what I was finding. I must not be very good at google searching. :) Anyway, I will be spending some time with these and bookmarking them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Allsmiles, I also thank you for the list. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachmom3 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Deece, I've not used "Conceptual Physics" so I can't offer any BTDT advice, but I have collected some resources to use when we get there. I can't take the credit for finding most of these links as other fellow homeschoolers have shared them. Thank you so much, AllSmiles! I've gone through homeschooling physics with two children so far, and didn't do a websearch for supplements. I'm starting to get ready for child #3 in the fall (maybe using Giancoli; haven't decided yet). Your list is impressive and will be a significant help. Thanks for taking the time to post it! BTW, Deece, I agree with what's been said about an answer key/solutions manual/TE. Even if you have the knowledge to correctly come up with the answers/solutions on your own, the time it would take to do so would be horrendous. And if you don't have the knowledge to generate the answers, I would think that an answer key, at the minimum, would be absolutely necessary. (It's easier to get away without a teacher's edition in, say, history, than it is in physics or math, IMHO!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Deece, I've not used "Conceptual Physics" so I can't offer any BTDT advice, but I have collected some resources to use when we get there. I can't take the credit for finding most of these links as other fellow homeschoolers have shared them. Conceptual Physics Videos Paul Hewitt Videos [/url] Coneptual Physics Home Page THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylG Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Ok, after my last science question, we decided on Physics for my ds. We have Conceptual Physics 3rd ed. student book. I looked into a couple other options (Kinetic Books Physics course, Teaching Co. lectures, etc.), but I am having a hard time justifying spending money right now because I don't have the extra to spend. On the other hand, I am not sure what to do with the book we have. Ds has read the first 2 chapters because I want him starting something, but I don't have the TM or answer keys or anything so having him do the questions puts added work on me to also figure them out to check his answers. I don't think having him just read the book is enough (we will do some experiments, too, but I think there needs to be more interaction with the info. in the book for better retention). I have tried searching the internet for some free materials to help, but I am not really finding anything. What I am looking for are some ideas of what to do. What would be appropriate work to give high school credit? What can I add to the book (aside from experiments) to help flesh it out and make it credit worthy (reports, diagrams, etc. would things like this be ok)? Does anyone have any good web-sites they can direct me to? Thanks! You can make games with this website using your material from the students book. You do have to enter the information but this might be fun too! Eduhelper There are also worksheets on Chemistry, Bio and something else in the High School section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylG Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Wow! Thanks for this list! I did come across a couple of these, but this is so much better than most of what I was finding. I must not be very good at google searching. :)Anyway, I will be spending some time with these and bookmarking them. Thanks! I am a relative newcomer to the boards and LOVE this list. Is there a way that I can bookmark this resource list to save for future reference without having to remember something?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylG Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 See- I even added the wrong quotes to my posts- I wanted the huge list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I am a relative newcomer to the boards and LOVE this list. Is there a way that I can bookmark this resource list to save for future reference without having to remember something?:) Yes. You can subscribe to this thread. There is a tab called "Thead tools" or something like that (I can't see it after I click on quote to reply to you). Or you can print it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylG Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thank you-I've never subscribed before-that was easy. Thank you for the list and for the instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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