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Lauren Fernandez
The GUESA Method: A Simple Framework That Transforms How Students Solve Physics Problems
The GUESA Method: A Simple Framework That Transforms How Students Solve Physics Problems If your students stare at a physics problem like it's written in ancient Greek, keep reading. This five-step method might be the game-changer your classroom needs. As physics teachers, we've all been there. You hand out a perfectly reasonable kinematics problem, and half the class freezes. They know the formulas. They understand the concepts. But when it comes to actually solving the problem, they don't know where to start. That's exactly why I started using the GUESA method in my classroom — and it's been one of...