Sensible Physics Teaching

Sensible Physics Teaching: For Grades Six, Seven and Eight

Teaching Physics through experiences is a hallmark of Waldorf education. Michael D’Aleo and Stephen Edelglass capture in this book a procedure and description of what “phenomenological science” is and how it can bring middle school students to a real life learning experience that will stimulate observation and wonder, not only conclusions. Conclusions that come arise from the actual experiences of scientific events, not from theories memorized. Step by step experiments offer teachers and parents living examples of how to approach science in this lively, real-life way. This book is a must for Waldorf class teachers and an added plus for other teachers and for parents, too! Explore the world of science through observation, sensory skill and experience by using this book as a guide.

• Sound– Acoustics
• Visual Experience – Optics
• Warmth and Cold
• Electricity and Magnetism

• Warmth and Cold
• Visual Experience – Optics
• Electrical Phenomena
• Mechanics

• Warmth – Thermal Physics
• Visual Phenomena – Refraction
• Hydraulics and Aero-Mechanics
• Electromagnetism

About the Author

Michael D’Aleo, with training in both mechanical engineering and education, has spent a number of years working in industry, receiving several patents along the way. His main interest has been to solve technical problems artistically, based on processes found in the natural world. He currently teaches physical science and mathematics at the Spring Hill Waldorf School in Saratoga Springs, New York. D’Aleo co-authored the recent book, Sensible Physics Teaching, along with Edelglass.