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Values Reflected in Energy-Related Physics Concepts

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Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 63, 240–242 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0137442
Published: April 2025
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Energy in Its Material and Social Context: Power Plants

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Rachel E. Scherr, Lane Seeley, Kara E. Gray
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 428–431 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0111211
Published: September 2023
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Connecting Energy and Electricity Instruction to Local Environmental Justice Issues

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Nora Paul-Schultz, Kara E. Gray, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 61, 519–521 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0127461
Published: September 2023
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Research on Student Learning of Foundational Concepts in Galilean and Relativistic Kinematics: The Role of Operational Definitions

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Series: AIPP Books, Professional
Published: March 2023
10.1063/9780735425477_007
EISBN: 978-0-7354-2547-7
ISBN: 978-0-7354-2544-6
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Impetus-Force-Like Drawings May Be Less Common Than You Think

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Amy D. Robertson, Lisa M. Goodhew, Paula R. L. Heron, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 60, 254–257 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0027858
Published: April 2022
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Periscope: Looking into Learning in Best-Practices Physics Classrooms

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Rachel E. Scherr, Renee Michelle Goertzen
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 56, 100–103 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5021437
Published: February 2018
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Scherr responds

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Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 56, 4–5 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5018674
Published: January 2018
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Unveiling Privilege to Broaden Participation

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Rachel E. Scherr, Amy D. Robertson
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 55, 394–397 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5003737
Published: October 2017
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Energy Tracking Diagrams

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Rachel E. Scherr, Benedikt W. Harrer, Hunter G. Close, Abigail R. Daane, Lezlie S. DeWater, Amy D. Robertson, Lane Seeley, Stamatis Vokos
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 54, 96–102 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4940173
Published: February 2016
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Energy Theater

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Abigail R. Daane, Lindsay Wells, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Phys. Teach. 52, 291–294 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4872412
Published: May 2014
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Conserving energy in physics and society: Creating an integrated model of energy and the second law of thermodynamics

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Abigail R. Daane, Stamatis Vokos, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1513, 114–117 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4789665
Published: January 2013
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Development of proximal formative assessment skills in video-based teacher professional development

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Eleanor W. Close, Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close, Sarah B. McKagan
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 19–22 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3679983
Published: February 2012
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Differentiation of energy concepts through speech and gesture in interaction

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Hunter G. Close, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 151–154 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680017
Published: February 2012
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Intuitive ontologies for energy in physics

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Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close, Sarah B. McKagan
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 343–346 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680065
Published: February 2012
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Elements of proximal formative assessment in learners' discourse about energy

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Benedikt W. Harrer, Rachel E. Scherr, Michael C. Wittmann, Hunter G. Close, Brian W. Frank
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 203–206 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680030
Published: February 2012
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Promoting proximal formative assessment with relational discourse

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Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close, Sarah B. McKagan
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1413, 347–350 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680066
Published: February 2012
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“Energy Theater”: Using The Body Symbolically To Understand Energy

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Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close, Sarah B. McKagan, Eleanor W. Close
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1289, 293–296 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3515226
Published: October 2010
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An Evolving Model for Seeing Colored Objects: A Case Study Progression

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Emma C. Kahle, Rachel E. Scherr, Hunter G. Close
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1289, 185–188 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3515194
Published: October 2010
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Energy In Action: The Construction Of Physics Ideas In Multiple Modes

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Eleanor W. Close, Hunter G. Close, Sarah B. McKagan, Rachel E. Scherr
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1289, 105–108 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3515172
Published: October 2010
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Using The Algebra Project Method To Regiment Discourse In An Energy Course for Teachers

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Hunter G. Close, Lezlie S. De Water, Eleanor W. Close, Rachel E. Scherr, Sarah B. McKagan
Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings
AIP Conf. Proc. 1289, 9–12 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3515259
Published: October 2010
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