Coping with Change: produce Your Personal Strategy

Why do we resist change?

As the saying goes, the only habitancy who like convert are busy cashiers and wet babies. We find convert disorienting, creating within us an anxiety similar to culture shock, the unease visitors to an alien land feel because of the absence of the well-known cues they took for granted back home. With an established routine, we don't have to think! And reasoning is hard work.

Change is a enterprise fact of life

Is your enterprise is currently undergoing major changes that will influence the lives of all of its employees? These changes are probably in response to the evolving needs of your customers. They are made inherent because of improvements in telecommunications and digital technology. They are likely guided by suitable theory and practices of total quality management. And you can expect that they will succeed in critical improvements profitability--a success that all employees will share. Because our customers' needs are Now, we must make changes swiftly, which means that all of us must cooperate with the changes, rather than resist them.

How do we resist change?

We tend to answer to convert the same way we answer to anything we comprehend as a threat: by flight or fight. Our first reaction is flight--we try to avoid convert if we can. We do what futurist Faith Popcorn calls "cocooning": we seal ourselves off from those colse to us and try to ignore what is happening. This can happen in the workplace just by being passive. We don't volunteer for teams or committees; we don't make suggestions, ask questions, or offer constructive criticism. But the changes ahead are inescapable. Those who "cocoon" themselves will be left behind.

Even worse is to fight, to actively resist change. Resistance tactics might comprise negativity, destructive criticism, and even sabotage. If this seldom happens at your company, you are fortunate.

Take a distinct approach to change

Rejecting both alternatives of flight or flight, we seek a good option--one that neither avoids convert nor resists it, but harnesses and guides it.

Change can be the means to your goals, not a barricade to them.
Both fight and flight are reactions to perceiving convert as a threat. But if we can convert our perceptions, we can avoid those reactions. An old proverb goes, "Every convert brings an opportunity." In other words, we must learn to see convert as a means of achieving our goals, not a barricade preventing us from reaching them.

Another way of expressing the same thought is: A convert in my external circumstances provides me with an opportunity to grow as a human being. The greater the convert is, the greater and faster I can grow. If we can comprehend convert along these lines, we will find it fascinating and energizing, rather than depressing and debilitating.

Yet this restructuring of our perspective on convert can take some time. In fact, coping with convert follows the same steps as the grieving process.1 The steps are shock and denial that the old disposition must be left behind, then anger that convert is inevitable, then despair and a longing for the old ways, finally supplanted by acceptance of the new and a brighter view of the future. Every person works through this process; for some, the transition is lightning fast, for others painfully slow.

Realize your capacity to adapt.

As one writer put it recently:

Our foreparents lived through sea changes, upheavals so cataclysmic, so devastating we may never appreciate the fortitude and resilience required to survive them. The next time you feel resistant, think about them and about what they faced--and about what they fashioned from a fraction of the options we have. They blended old and new worlds, creating family, language, cuisine and new life-affirming rhythms, and they encouraged their children to keep on stepping toward an unknown but malleable future.²

Human beings are created remarkably flexible, capable of adapting to a wide range of environments and situations. Realizing this can help you to embrace and guide convert rather than resisting or avoiding it.

Develop a coping strategy based on who you are.

Corporate employees typically succeed one of four decision-making styles: analytical, directive, conceptual, and behavioral. These four styles, described in a book by Alan J. Rowe and Richard O. Mason,3 have the following characteristics:

Analytical Style - technical, logical, careful, methodical, needs much data, likes order, enjoys problem-solving, enjoys structure, enjoys scientific study, and enjoys working alone. Conceptual Style - creative and artistic, time to come oriented, likes to brainstorm, wants independence, uses judgment, optimistic, uses ideas vs. Data, looks at the big picture, rebellious and opinionated, and committed to theory or a vision. Behavioral Style - supportive of others, empathetic, wants affiliation, nurtures others, communicates easily, uses instinct, avoids stress, avoids conflict, relies on feelings instead of data, and enjoys team/group efforts. Directive Style - aggressive, acts rapidly, takes charge, persuasive and/or is manipulative, uses rules, needs power/status, impatient, productive, single-minded, and enjoys individual achievements.

Read once more through these descriptions and recognize which style best describes you. Then find and study the strategy habitancy who share your style succeed to cope with change:

Analytical coping strategy - You see convert as a fascinating puzzle to be solved. You need plentifulness of time to gather information, analyze data, and draw conclusions. You will resist convert if you are not given enough time to think it through. Conceptual coping strategy - You are curious in how convert fits into the big picture. You want to be complicated in defining what needs to convert and why. You will resist convert if you feel excluded from participating in the convert process. Behavioral coping strategy - You want to know how Every person feels about the changes ahead. You work best when you know that the whole group is supportive of each other and that Every person champions the convert process. If the convert adversely affects person in the group, you will comprehend convert as a crisis. Directive coping strategy - You want specifics on how the convert will influence you and what your own role will be during the convert process. If you know the rules of the convert process and the desired outcome, you will act rapidly and aggressively to perform convert goals. You resist convert if the rules or startling results are not clearly defined.

Realizing what our general decision-making style is, can enable us to develop personal change-coping tactics.

How can we cope with change?

1. Get the big picture. - Sometimes, not only do we miss the forest because of the trees, but we don't even see the tree because we're focused on the wood. Attaining a larger perspective can help all of us to cope with change, not just the conceptualists. The changes underway at my enterprise are clearly following at least four important trends, which I believe are probably reflective of businesses in general:

• Away from localized work toward network-based work,


• Away from a feast-or-famine working environment toward a routinely busy working environment,


• Away from site-limited approaches toward approaches that are consistent company-wide, and


• Away from vertical, top-down administration toward a more horizontal administration structure, with shared accountability.
  

Getting at least this much insight of the big photograph will help us to understand where each of us fits.

2. Do some anchoring. - When all colse to you is in a state of flux, it sure helps to find something stable that isn't going to change, no matter what. Your company's values (whether articulated or not) can provide that kind of stability for you. Ours comprise the enterprise Family, Focus on the Customer, Be Committed to Quality, and contend Mutual Respect. These values are rock-solid; they are not going to disappear or rearrange themselves into something else. Plus, each of us has personal values that maybe are even more critical and permanent. Such immovables can serve as anchors to help us ride out the storm.

3. Keep your expectations realistic. - A big part of taking operate of the convert you experience is to set your expectations. You can still contend an optimistic outlook, but aim for what is realistically attainable. That way, the negatives that come along won't be so overwhelming, and the positives will be an adrenaline rush. Here are some examples:

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  There will be some bumps along the road. We shouldn't expect all of the changes ahead to be painless, demanding only minimal sacrifice, cost, or effort. In fact, we should expect some dead ends, some breakdowns in communications, and some misunderstandings, despite our best efforts to avoid them. We may not be able to anticipate all of the problems ahead, but we can map out in general terms how we will deal with them.


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  Not Every person will convert at the same rate. The studying rates of any employees will distribute themselves along a bell curve. A few will adapt rapidly, most will take more time, and a few will adjust gradually. Also, many younger employees may find change, especially technological innovations, easier than those older. The reckon may be, as one observer explains, "Older people's hard disks are fuller."⁴ On the other hand, you may find some younger ones surprisingly reluctant to take on a new challenge.


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  The results of convert may come more gently than we would want. As participants in an "instant society," conditioned by the media to expect complicated problems to reach resolution in a 60-minute time frame, we may find the obvious results of convert slow to arrive from the distant horizon. If we are aware of this, we won't be so disappointed if tomorrow's results seem so similar to today's.
  

4. develop your own, personal convert tactics. Get plentifulness of exercise, plentifulness of rest, and watch your diet. Even if you take all the right steps and succeed the best advice, undergoing convert creates stress in your life, and stress takes energy. Aware of this, you can compensate by taking extra care of your body.

Invest time and power in training. Grind your skills so that you can meet the challenges ahead with confidence. If the training you need is not ready through Bowne, get it somewhere else, such as the community college or adult education agenda in your area.

Get help when you need it. If you are confused or overwhelmed with the changes swirling colse to you, ask for help. Your supervisor, manager, or coworkers may be able to help you in adjusting to the changes taking place. Your human resources division and any company-provided counseling services are other resources ready to you.

Make sure the convert does not compromise either your enterprise values or your personal ones. If you are not careful, the technological advances jostling each other for your attentiveness and adoption will tend to cut off you from personal experience with your coworkers and customers. E-mail, teleconference, voice-mail, and Intranet can make us more in touch with each other, or they can keep us antiseptically detached, removed from an awareness that the digital signals we are sending reach and influence an additional one flesh-and-blood human being.

Aware of this tendency, we must actively counteract the drift in this direction by taking an interest in habitancy and opportunity up ourselves to them in return. We have to remember to invest in people--all of those colse to us--not just in technology.

The "new normalcy"

Ultimately, we may search for that the current state of flux is permanent. After the events of September 11, Vice President Richard Cheney said we should accept the many resultant changes in daily life as permanent rather than temporary. "Think of them," he recommended, "as the 'new normalcy.'"

You should take the same approach to the changes happening at your workplace. These are not temporary adjustments until things get "back to normal." They are probably the "new normalcy" of your life as a company. The sooner you can accept that these changes are permanent, the good you can cope with them all--and enjoy their obvious results.

Notes

1. Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby, The Challenge of convert in Organizations: Helping Employees Thrive in the New Frontier (Palo Alto, Ca: Davies-Black Publ., 1995). This source is summarized in Mary M. Witherspoon, "Coping with Change," Women in Business 52, 3 (May/June 2000): 22-25.

2. Susan Taylor, "Embracing Change," Essence (Feb. 2002): 5.

3. Alan J. Rowe and Richard O. Mason, Managing with Style: A Guide to Understanding, Assessing and improving Decision-Making (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass administration Series, 1987) cited in Witherspoon, "Coping with Change."

4. Emily Friedman, "Creature Comforts," Health Forum Journal 42, 3 (May/June 1999): 8-11. Futurist John Naisbitt has addressed this tendency in his book, High tech/high touch: Technology and our search for meaning (New York: Random House, 1999). Naisbitt co-wrote this book with his daughter Nana Naisbitt and Douglas Philips.

Greek Mythology Hercules - The Mortal Who Became a God

When Hercules was born to Alcmene, she named him Herakles. But in Roman, Herakles is pronounced Hercules, which is the name we use for Hercules to this day. Hercules in Greek mythology is a great frame of valor and muscle strength. Hercules bravery earned him a place among the gods. After he left the mortal world, he found a position on Mount Olympus, the gods' dwelling place.

Zeus, the King of the gods was an unfaithful husband. He had a weakness for worldly pleasures. He fell in love with Alcmene, the wife of Amphitryon. In a short time, Alcmene conceived Hercules. This angered Hera and she tried to kill Hercules. Hercules survived his first fatal attack with a miracle.

When Hercules reached adulthood he became a predominant warrior. He also fell in love with a gorgeous woman called Megara. Megara became the mom of Hercules' children and together they made a happy family. However, things were to be different. Hera took a vow to irritate Hercules while his lifetime. She tricked Hercules into a wild rage. In his rage, the mortal god Hercules killed his family. This was exactly what Hera wanted!

When Hercules returned to his normal state of mind, he saw things were beyond remedy. He prayed to Apollo to get rid of his crime. Apollo was the sun god who could read into the future. We find in Greek Mythology that Hercules requested his advice. Apollo assigned him ten important tasks (later it was turned to twelve) as the way of purifying his soul.

The Delphic oracle sent him to Tiryns where the king Eurystheus ruled. Hercules was unbelievable to serve him as laborer for twelve years of his life. However, the difficult service was not fruitless. Apollo promised him immortality. He was to come to be a god. However, the great Hercules of greek mythology had one problem, Hera. She no ifs ands or buts kept her promise to make Hercules' life as wretched as she could. Nevertheless, with the aid of Hermes and Athena, Hercules pulled off his term of twelve years with excellence. In addition, he became the most mortal on the earth to come to be a god.

Hercules In Greek Mythology - What Made Him So Special?

The honorable penance of Hercules and his eventual success is what makes him so special. His success brought him immortality, which would have been unthinkable for lowly mortals. Hercules' first task was to peel off the skin of the horrifying Nemean Lion after capturing one. His next task was to kill The Lernean Hydra. The Lernean Hydra was a serpent with nine heads, which never gave peace to the lives of those around it. The third task for him was to bring a Hind (a sacred red deer) from Ceryneia to the king. The deer was the pet of Diana, the Moon goddess.

The fourth task for Hercules was to bring a live Erymanthian Boar. It was very dangerous to men and animals living around the mountain Erymanthus. Then Hercules was asked to clean up King Augeas' stables in one day. Are you mental what is so great about it? King Augeas had an awesome amount of cattle of cows, bulls, goats, sheep and horses. Hercules proposed to King Augeas that he would clean the carport only if he rewarded Hercules with a tenth of his cattle.

After this success, Eurystheus was planning to make something tougher for Hercules. He commanded Hercules to force out an large flock of birds, which assembled at a lake near the town of Stymphalos. Goddess Athena helped him with a pair of bronze krotala, an item similiar to castanets. The Cretan Bull was an easy task for Hercules. Hercules wrestled the bull, and then delivered it back to King Eurystheus.

The eighth task was to bring the Man-Eating Horses of Diomedes. It was followed by the battle against the Amazonian female army to get the belt of Hippolyte, the queen. The tenth labor was an awesome one. Hercules had to go around the world, to bring the cattle of the Monster Geryon. It had three heads and three sets of legs all attached at the waist.

The tricky assignment was the eleventh one. Eurystheus asked Hercules to get the Apples of the Hesperides. These were the golden apples gifted by Hera to Zeus. These apples were strictly guarded by a hundred-headed dragon, named Ladon, and also by Hesperides, daughters of Atlas. The other obstacle was that Hercules had no idea where these apples of Hesperides were located. Eventually, Hercules found the location from Nereus whom he seized until Nereus gave him the location of the apples of Hesperides.

Then Hercules found out straight through Prometheus, whom Hercules had helped, that he would have to have Atlas retrieve the apples. Hercules agreed to hold the sky and the earth while Atlas retrieved the apples. When Atlas returned with the apples, he told Hercules that if he would hold the sky and earth for the rest of time, that he would take them to Eurystheus himself. But Hercules fooled Atlas by asking him to hold the earth until he padded his shoulders. Atlas took Hercules place keeping the earth, and Hercules picked up the apples and ran.

After making the great Hercules do all sorts of unbelievable errands, Eurystheus made sure that he did not result the last time. So, he ordered Hercules to abduct Cerberus, the underworld beast. Did you ever hear a living man visiting the Hades? However, Greek mythology tells us Hercules was no lowly man. He was a hero.

He ultimately did complete all the tasks, purified his soul and rescued the princess of Troy from a ravenous sea-monster. He also facilitated Zeus to beat the Giants in a great battle for the operate of Olympus. He married again, to the charming Deianira. She presented him a cloak, which was coated with what she mistakenly notion to be a magic love potion. She was told that the balm would make the someone love her forever.

Ironically, it was poison, which burned Hercules skin. Hercules, not being able to experience the pain asked his friends to kindle a fire. Then Hercules located himself on the fire to be burned up alive. But the gods looked down, and Zeus notion that Hercules had suffered enough. So he asked Hera to end her anger toward Hercules, which she did. Then Hercules was brought to Olympus in Athena's chariot by Zeus' request.

This Greek mortal Hercules is no ifs ands or buts the most hero of Greek Mythology. Hercules is still considered to be the exquisite mythical character.

What's the Best Way to Learn Spanish?

One of the most popular questions I'm asked when it comes to studying Spanish is "What's the best way to go about studying Spanish?" So this is the ask I'm going to riposte for you today.

Firstly, one of the best ways of studying Spanish (or any language, in fact) is to take classes. This may be the most time provocative and expensive way of learning, but it will probably get the best results. Even better, take an immersion course and live in the country where the language I spoken natively.

These are the two best ways of studying Spanish.

But I'm well aware that these two options are too impractical for most people's busy lives.

So what other options are there?

The next best solution is to learn Spanish online. There's abundance of free websites out there which can teach you the basics. But if you categorically want to get on the fast track and see quick strengthen in studying Spanish, then I propose you buy a good stock which incorporates listening and conversation exercises. This is the fastest way to learn conversational Spanish.

If you aren't interested in buying an internet stock for anyone reason, then you should hop on over to Amazon and see if any of the books, Dvds, and audio Cd's suit your needs. I'm sure you'll be able to find a stock to suit your needs nowadays, as there seems to be a stock for every requirement... All the way down to specific audio Cds for your car, or for your children.

But regardless of which selection you choose to learn Spanish, you need to set aside some time where you can usually institution your new language skills. Persistence and institution is the key to studying Spanish. Also, try to institution your conversation skills as often as possible. This will allow you to at last "think" in Spanish. When you can do this, you will know that you're making primary progress.

behalf and Loss list Basics

What is a profit and loss account?

The profit and loss inventory (p&l) is normally presented as a statement and it shows the trading action and connected expenditure of an organisation over a defined period of time.

A typical p&l will comprise the following:

Sales

This is the turnover of the business, the main source of revenue from sales of products or services. This outline is all the time net of taxes as these are payable to the government and do not form part of the revenue of the business.

Purchases (stock/inventory)

Purchases are the items of stock you buy in order to sell on to customers. A basic accounting principle is that revenue is exactly matched against the cost of generating that income. In this regard the stock or inventory on hand at the end of the accounting period is all the time deducted from the total purchases cost. These stock items will be used to generate hereafter sales and will be matched against those sales in the next period.

Sales connected expenditure

These costs are those that are directly incurred in the process of making a sale to a customer. They comprise items such as sales commission, promotional costs and courier charges.

Overheads

Lastly there are the overheads of the business. These are the costs incurred on the rest of the company that is not directly complex with the selling process. Examples of overhead costs are: admin staff salaries, lighting and heating, office stationery, computer maintenance and legal and accountancy fees.

Two versions of the profit and loss account

In published accounts the p&l inventory has a standard format, this is to aid comprehension and interpretation of the information. The accounts are typically known as Financial (or Statutory) accounts and are field to accounting and legal governing principles.

However, to de facto understand how your company is performing you need to prepare a fully detailed p&l account, this is an vast version of the published accounts and normally has extra data such as ratio pathology and key performance indicators.

This version is typically referred to as the 'management accounts' naturally because they are figures intended for administration and not external publication. Therefore, there are no regulatory guidelines on their aggregate to worry about.

Management accounts are the tool you need to have in order to see if your company is profitable and are normally prepared on a regular basis, normally monthly, for each of your stock lines. The p&l is a central part of the administration accounts package.

Regular chronicle is significant because you need to be aware of areas not meeting targets as soon as possible; so that you give yourself time to take healthful action before the end of your financial year. For instance, if a regular client has started placing orders erratically it may be that on investigation, you find they are testing out one of your competitors. This gives you an opening to carry out some extra promotions or re-negotiate the deal with your client to win their company back from your competitor.

In addition, you will find budgeting is a significant tool for your business. A funds is a financial plan for the year ahead. Creation of a funds allows you to chronicle all areas of your company both to ensure their existence is justified and that you are making the most of your assets or resources.

During the year you correlate your actual results to your funds and research where results have not turned out according to plan. Examples of problems could be cost overruns due to inefficient ordering or use of more costly components unnecessarily. Again, this chronicle process gives you time to make changes before qoute areas run out of control.

2 Easy Exercises to enhance Listening Skills

Listening skills are very important. They help us with maintaining good relations with other people. They are also important in business, workplace and classroom.

When you are in meetings or attending an important lecture, here too they play an important role so that you do not miss out on the important points. Many citizen do not have good listening skills as they do not pay much point to it. As a result, they find their attention wavering away literally from the current conversation.

So how to improve listening skills?

Here are 2 easy exercises to improve listening skills:

1. Whenever you are listening to somebody speak, make it a habit to give oral acknowledgments like 'I see', 'I understand' etc. And then occasionally summarize in your own words what you understood of anyone was said by the other person. Summarizing the conversation in your own words every now and then, helps you in two ways. First up, it keeps you actively complicated in the conversation thus preventing your attention from wandering away.

Secondly, it can help in preventing any misunderstandings because if you understood something incorrectly then the speaker can exact you when you are repeating in your words what he/she has said.

2. Ask questions: Ask questions whenever you need explication for anyone or you do not properly understand what was said. Asking questions can help keep the conversation alive, preclude misunderstandings, and also help in developing your listening skills.

There are a lot of factors which affect how much attention we can pay to the other person. The main thing to remember is that the more actively complicated you are in a conversation, the easier it is to pay permissible attention to it. You can be actively complicated in any conversation by Asking relevant questions, discussing your own point of view on the topic, acknowledging and summarizing in your own words etc. The main purpose of all good exercises is to institute in you the active listening.

The above exercises to improve listening skills can be very helpful in keeping your mind alert to what is being said.

Related Articles:

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Cell Phones: Text Messaging as a Second Language

Recent news stories have reported a phenomenon that most knew existed: there is a gap in the use of text messaging in the middle of younger and older cell phone owners. Reports vary but indications are those 12 to 30 years of age inventory for 80% of text messaging usage.

Because of the instantaneous nature of texting and the tiny keypads and screens on a cell phone, an entire language has industrialized nearby text messaging. For those cell phone owners who do not make use of text messaging, the intricacies of this language can make messages almost incomprehensible. This language is abbreviated for speed and ease of use. It is a rather phonetic language where singular letters or numbers may stand for entire words, such as "Y" for "why" or "8" for "ate". Vowels may be omitted to added reduce keystrokes, such as "btwn" for "between" and capitalization and punctuation are rare. Acronyms are used for phrases and whole sentences such as "Adbb" for "all done, bye, bye". Symbols are also tasteless in text messaging language.

Non-verbal transportation such as facial expression and tone of voice have been said to express more meaning than words themselves in a spoken message. In any form of written transportation this is lacking. This is particularly true in text messaging. Knowing whether the phrase "thts gr8t" (that's great), is expressing something positive or sarcastic is important when communicating. Texting allows the user to create "emoticons" or "smileys" to add the tone to a comment. For instance, "thts gr8t :)" would give the statement a positive meaning while typing "Thts Gr8T" would indicate a shout for excitement.

Because of the uniqueness of the communication, those who do not make use of messaging on their cell phone are at a loss then for insight or communicating in this texting language: the language of their children, grandchildren, younger co-workers, and many others. undoubtedly knowing the language of those with whom there is a need to retell is a grand advantage.

Text messaging with a cell phone can offer other advantages that non-users might want to reconsider as well. Text messaging is less costly than talk time and allows the user to retell basic messages without incurring unnecessary expense. Text messaging can also be a great way of remaining accessible without creating a disturbance. Obviously, when taking a cell phone call in a meeting or in a crowded area, all those nearby are disrupted as the call is answered and conversation ensues. With text messaging others are seldom aware that an interruption has even occurred. One other positive advantage of text messaging over voice calling can be the ease of communicating via cell phone with a someone who has hearing impairment.

There are a amount of ways to dive into the world of cell phone texting. One recipe used by many parents is to consult a child who is a habitual user of text messaging. However, for those on their own in the endeavor there are many resources to consult. Online, netlingo.com and webopedia.com contribute references to sustain cell phone owners in learning the vocabulary of text messaging. someone else site, lingo2word.com offers a translator to sustain cell phone owners in composing a text message or to translate a text message they receive into plain English. Other sites can sustain with texting in other languages such as Transclick.com which, for a fee, will translate text messages in real time. A visit to the local bookstore or to Amazon.com will also retell a amount of reference books that can be invaluable for beginners.

Certainly, use of text messaging can be a challenge for those who are unaccustomed to what at first perceive appears to be a more impersonal recipe of transportation or for whom it may merely be a foreign or unnecessary concept. However, learning and using text messaging can undoubtedly open the doors of transportation to a broader audience just as learning any second language.

Sir Isaac Newton for Kids

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) was an English scientist who made great contributions to physics, optics, math and astronomy. Among elementary and middle-school students, he is best known for his Three Laws of Motions and the Universal Law of Gravitation. Have you heard the story about an apple dropping on Newton's head? Learn more at the following sites.

Nasa: Newton's Three Laws of Motion

"The motion of an aircraft through the air can be explained and described by corporeal principals discovered over 300 years ago by Sir Isaac Newton." This illustrated, hyperlinked episode created by Nasa introduces Newton's Laws of motion and how they apply to aviation. The grade-level buttons (labeled 6-8, 9-12, and 11-12) link to associated worksheets, activities, and quizzes. Stay on the Newton Guided Tour by navigating with the Next and old buttons, or jump to a new section by visiting the colored buttons (such as Kite Index or Model Rocket Index.)

The Physics Classroom: Newton's Laws of Motion

The Physics Classroom is an illustrated, intriguing tutorial for high-school students written by high-school science educator Tom Henderson. These four lessons justify Newton's Laws of motion with multimedia demonstrations and quizzes. My beloved clicks are the interactive activities listed in the Shockwave Physics Studio and the animations found in Multimedia.

Pbs: Newton's Dark Secrets

"He was the greatest scientist of his day, perhaps of all time. But while Isaac Newton was busy discovering the universal law of gravitation, he was also searching out inexpressive meanings in the Bible and pursuing the covert art of alchemy. In this program, Nova explores the strange and complex mind of Isaac Newton." Although few classrooms probably recognize this side of Newton's intriguing character, I contain it for variety. Best clicks are His Legacy, and Einstein on Newton.

For more on Isaac Newton and links to the sites reviewed here, visit Isaac Newton at "Surfing the Net with Kids".