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Creating physics textbooks for homeschooling

A retired University of Arizona educator is making science available for kids learning at home.
by Tony Perkins

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Arizona Science 9-20-24

This episode is supported by the The Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
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A retired University of Arizona educator is making science available for kids learning at home. Optical Science professor emeritus Richard Powell talks about the challenge of writing a physics textbook that can be used by families dedicated to homeschooling education.

Richard Powell spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D. Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

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