Students get mechanics wrong in predictable ways.
A field guide to the predictable ways students misunderstand mechanics. 89 entries across six topics. Each entry is one misconception, with the wording to drop and the wording to use in its place.
Full-colour PDF · 187 pages · instant download.
Built for IB Diploma, A-Level, AP, and IGCSE physics teachers.
Five parts to every entry
The Trap
The misconception, stated the way students hold it.
What’s True
The correct idea, put plainly.
Never Say / Say Instead
The wording that reinforces the trap, and the wording to use in its place.
The Repair
How to undo the misconception in class.
Where It Shows Up
The later topics and questions where the error comes back.
89 entries across the mechanics curriculum
Every entry covers a single misconception, the language to drop, the language to use, and where it returns.
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