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Energy: Stop Faking It!

All web seminar participants use online tools that allow them to mark-up presenter's slides or share desktop applications in addition to engaging in chat with others online and answering poll questions. Two free Web Seminars were presented featuring NSTA Press author Dr. Bill Robertson. The seminars focused on the NSTA Press publication Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It. The author guided participants through easy-to-understand explanations that were designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of common physical science concepts, such as kinetic energy, potential energy, heat energy, temperature, and heat transfer, the transformation of energy and finally, energy as it relates to simple machines, The presenter shared his science and science education expertise, answered questions from the participants, and provided information on the topics mentioned above. These Web Seminars were designed for educators of grades 3-9


Each web seminar is a unique, stand-alone, program. Archives of these web seminars and the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations will be available on this web page. Learn more about the features of the Web Seminar and read answers to frequently asked questions from participants.


Schedule


Web Seminar I
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: Heat, Temperature, and Thermal Energy
Presenter: Bill Robertson

Web Seminar II
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: Simple Machines
Presenter: Bill Robertson



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