Welcome to the Newton's Apple Teacher's Guide.

This guide was developed to help you use the 14th season of NEWTON'S APPLE in your classroom.

Look what we have for you!

New Features The new NEWTON'S APPLE Teacher's Guide lessons are formatted to follow the National Science Education Standards. The "Overview," "Main Activity," and "Try-This" sections have been created with inquiry-based learning in mind. Getting Started Each lesson page begins with "Getting Started," which contains a simple activity and a series of open-ended, inquiry-based questions to engage your students before you conduct the lesson or show the segment. These activities are designed to gauge what your students know about the subject and to initiate discussion. Key Concepts The "Key Words" section, previously listed on each lesson page, has been consolidated into one document. "Key Concepts" words are highlighted on each lesson page for easy reference.

• Features You've Come To Depend On
  
  • An index to the 14th season lesson pages of NEWTON'S APPLE.
    
  • A science subject index that gives you a quick overview of the science concepts presented in each 14th season lesson.
  • Lessons, lessons, and more lessons (including background information, interdisciplinary connections, resources, and hands-on activities) focused on the major topics explored in the 14th season.
  • Hands-on "Science Try It" experiments and a "Street Smart" quiz.
  • A "Guide to Enjoying NEWTON'S APPLE at Home" that you can duplicate and send home with your students to encourage family participation in science education.
  • Meet the hosts of the Newton's Apple 14th season.

• Using NEWTON'S APPLE in the Classroom

  NEWTON'S APPLE allows three-year, off-air record rights for educational purposes. Tape the show, or have your resource center tape it, directly off the air and use it in the classroom as often as you like for three years.

Check your local PBS listings for exact airdates and times. If you don't find Newton's Apple listed in your local TV guide or PBS viewer's guide, contact your local PBS station to find out when the 14th season will be airing in your area.

Public television stations depend on what they hear from viewers to help make their programming decisions, and you, as an educator, are one of public television's most important constituents. If your public television station is not running NEWTON'S APPLE, you must let them know that it is important to you and your students. If your station is running the show, call them and let them know how much you depend on it in the classroom.

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