Question 51

How do you go about successfully changing the idea that a constant force is required to maintain constant motion?

TEACHING STANDARD B:
Teachers of science guide and facilitate learning. In doing this, teachers

• Encourage and model the skills of scientific inquiry, as well as the curiosity, openness to new ideas and data, and skepticism that characterize science.

TEACHING STANDARD D:
Teachers of science design and manage learning environments that provide students with the time, space, and resources needed for learning science. In doing this, teachers

• Make the available science tools, materials, media, and technological resources accessible to students.
• Identify and use resources outside
  the school.

TEACHING STANDARD E:
Teachers of science develop communities of science learners that reflect the intellectual rigor of scientific inquiry and the attitudes and social values conducive to science learning. In doing this, teachers

• Model and emphasize the skills, attitudes, and values of scientific inquiry.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD B:
Professional development for teachers of science requires integrating knowledge of science, learning, pedagogy, and students; it also requires applying that knowledge to science teaching. Learning experiences for teachers of science must

• Connect and integrate all pertinent aspects of science and science education.
• Use inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and guided practice to build understanding and skill in science teaching.

CONTENT STANDARD B: As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of

Motions and forces