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Peer reviewedFreudenrich, Craig C. – Science Teacher, 2000
Recommends using science fiction television episodes, novels, and films for teaching science and motivating students. Studies Newton's Law of Motion, principles of relativity, journey to Mars, interplanetary trajectories, artificial gravity, and Martian geology. Discusses science fiction's ability to capture student interest and the advantages of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science
