Roy D. Unruh Unruh, R., Countryman, L., and Cooney, T., "The PRISMS approach a spectrum of enlightening physics activities " Sci. Teach. 59, 5 (1992). http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Physics Activities physics activities Posted by Carolyn We are expected to teach the following in South Carolina Motions and Forces http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Elementary Physics With Activities Brasher! + + + L Homa Elementary School Science and How to Teach It by Elementary Physics With Activities by Brasher Elementary Physics With Activities http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Baby-Hands-On Physics Activities With Real-Life Applications - HandsOn Physics Activities with Real-Life Applications - Easy Simple but enjoyable experiments teach youngsters principles of light http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Child Toy-Hands-On Physics Activities With Real-Life Applications HandsOn Physics Activities with Real-Life Applications - Easy Classic Science Experiments Simple but enjoyable experiments teach youngsters http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Rader's PHYSICS4KIDS.COM While there are over 65 activities for physics and astronomy, we have almost 250 activities for all of the material we cover on the site. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
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Outreach preteens to helping teachers teach physics, the K-12 Outreach Activities. Roller Coaster Workshops. Physics Is Phun. Physics Olympics. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126
Solar Learning Activities Many of these activities teach you about the Sun itself. Others teach a physicalconcept, like rotation, using the Sun as an example. http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Classroom/
Extractions: The YPOP Solar Classroom is filled with hands-on, solar related activities. There is something for everyone. Many of these activities teach you about the Sun itself. Others teach a physical concept, like rotation, using the Sun as an example. We invite teachers, students, parents and children of all ages to experiment with the activities below. Enjoy! SOLAR CYCLES: Investigate the cycles of the Sun with 250 years of data! Learn to recognize common features and match x-ray images of the sun with visible light images from the same day. This lesson has been adapted into an exciting ICEBREAKER ACTIVITY as well! IMAGE FILTERING: Build your own inexpensive, color, filter wheel and use it to study an image of the Crab Nebula! Discover why scientists use different filters to study astronomical images. View several images of the Sun as seen through different solar filters. SATELLITE ORBITS: Have you ever seen a satellite passing overhead at night? Did you wonder how high up it was? In this lesson you will obtain the period of the Yohkoh satellite from an image of its orbital path which is updated regularly. With this information you will calculate the height of the satellite above the Earth's surface.
Teaching Kids Physics how can i teach elementary children physics? Brian (age 17) Lafayette Choose experiments and activities that appeal to kids interests. http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/section/Everything_Else/Education/974816030.htm
Extractions: Unfortunately, a lot of people think that physics is all about making measurements, solving equations, and figuring out numbers. This does NOT appeal to elementary students. (It probably doesn't appeal to most college students, either.) When you're trying to teach physics to young kids, there are a few things that I think are very important to remember: (1) If what you say doesn't make sense to your audience, they will go away with the feeling that physics is a subject that is too hard for them and should be left to the 'rocket scientists.' But it's not! Anyone can do physics! Don't use textbook phrases like 'for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.' Instead, you can say 'if I'm pushing on something, something has to be pushing back on me.' On the same line, don't get into equations and math. For a typical second grader who's just learning how to subtract, F=ma is a bit too much. Instead, you can say that 'how hard you have to push on something to make it start moving has to do with how heavy it is and how much you want it speed up.' This is saying /exactly/ the same thing as F=ma, except that it's in language that they can understand. (2) The Physics Van is based on the idea of 'demonstration based learning.' We teach ideas about physics by using real experiments that kids can see. This is also very important. If kids can see an example of what you're saying, it will be much more real. Think of your own experiences... which made more sense: when your science teacher explained that you need a closed circuit for electricity to flow, or when he showed you that a light bulb will only light up if all the wires are connected?
Physics Web Sites For Science Teachers activities invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes to teaching physics early in high school, before chemistry and biology. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/science/physics/
Extractions: Curriculum Lesson Plans Organizers Rubrics ... Amusement Park Physics - Explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Activities invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes of bumper car collisions. Links to related sites are provided. Catholic Memorial Physics - High School physics formulas, Java Applets, physical constants, science project ideas, physics carols, scientific calculators, study skills, and links to other resources. Common Errors in Undergraduate Mathematics - This page describes the errors seen most frequently in undergraduate mathematics, the likely causes of those errors, and their remedies. Avoid these errors in order to improve in any math-intensive course, including physics. Computer Simulation Methods - A web site devoted to faculty and students using computer simulation techniques as a method of discovery in physics. This is a companion site to a textbook, but provides content from other sources as well. Critique and Commentary on the Science of Star Trek - Scientist working at NASA takes the time to briefly analyze various Star Trek scientific issues. An easy read, and a good one.
The Science House It covers activities from our book physics From the Junk Drawer/Counter We can also teach multiday workshops if more advanced instruction is desired. http://www.science-house.org/workshops/
Extractions: This hands-on workshop emphasizes simple activities, inquiry, and familiar materials. It is applicable for any teacher who enjoys doing fun demonstrations and activities in their classroom. Teachers are made cognizant of safety issues, use of household chemicals instead of special chemicals, and disposal of wastes. It covers activities from our book "Physics From the Junk Drawer/Counter Top Chemistry". Teachers receive a notebook of the activities and hands-on experience. For all teachers. Physics From the Junk Drawer The title describes it! This hands-on workshop emphasizes simple activities, inquiry, and familiar materials. It is applicable for any teacher who enjoys doing fun demonstrations and activities in their science classroom. It covers activities from our book "Physics From the Junk Drawer/Counter Top Chemistry". Teachers receive a notebook of the activities and hands-on experience. For all teachers.
Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites: Physics Spiked Science If You Could teach the World Just One Thing. physics Laboratory This site offers a nifty collection of interactive physics activities. http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cool/physics.html
Extractions: Cool Site: March/April 2005 Physics Central - "We invite you to visit our site every week to find out how physics is part of your world. We'll answer your questions on how things work and keep you informed with daily updates on physics in the news. We'll describe the latest research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the Web." Brought to you by the American Physical Society.
Exploratorium: Teacher Institute: Staff I recently had fun performing physics activities on Late Night with David Letterman . My interest in using simple materials to teach physics and physical http://www.exploratorium.edu/ti/staff.html
Extractions: Tory Brady was born in California, went to school at UC Berkeley, and finds herself still here in the blue state with the long coastline. She was a registered nurse before she became a teacher, a career change she has never regretted! At the Exploratorium Teacher Institute she works with teachers, helping to bring Exploratorium activities into the classroom, and facilitating the mentoring of new teachers by experienced ones. Tory spends lots of time up in the Sacramento River delta, exploring hidden waterways in a rubber boat. She and her husband have two grown children and two moody cats. I am a physicist, teacher, author, and rock climber with a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1974). As a tenured professor at Oakland University, I taught a wide range of science courses, including physics, astronomy, geology, electronics, computer programming, and meteorology. In 1986, I came to the Exploratorium Teacher Institute and began my exhibit-based explorations in science. As an author, I have written over two dozen articles for Exploring magazine, and have co-authored the
Cartoons And Paper Aeroplanes Teach Physics September 23, 2002 The Institute of physics has two novel resources for capturingeveryone`s These activities are conventionally frowned upon in class, http://www.brightsurf.com/EU_news_092302.html
Extractions: With the new school year comes the fresh opportunity to reignite students` enthusiasm for all school subjects and extra curricular activities. The Institute of Physics has two novel resources for capturing everyone`s imagination, students and teachers alike: its newly launched Physics Life interactive cartoon web site, and its innovative magazines SciTec and Crunch. You can be as "naughty" as Dennis the Menace with Physics Life, SciTec and Crunch`s top five entertaining activities. These activities are conventionally frowned upon in class, but can be used to the advantage of both teachers and pupils. But be warned, you may end up having as much fun as if you were still at school?
PHY 311 Teaching High School Physics physics 311 teachING HIGH SCHOOL physics. DEPARTMENT OF physics (7)effectively teach using engaging instructional activities and by creating a http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/programs/ptefiles/311.html
Extractions: Strategies, curricula, and resources for the teaching of high school physics. Application of the knowledge of physics, adolescent psychology, and pedagogical theory to secondary teaching. Advisement Note: WARNING: Associated with this course is one or more NSTA-mandated summative performance assessments linked with Professional Studies' Admission to Student Teaching gateway. Failure to adequately demonstrate the required competencies in a timely fashion will result in the teacher candidate being barred from student teaching. Name: Carl J. Wenning, Coordinator
Is The Computer Appropriate For Teaching Physics? I classify computer activities designed to promote learning as being of two When I teach majors I start them on learning to do physics with computers. http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/papers/redish/cipcom.html
Extractions: Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-4111 (Published in Computers in Physics When the personal computer first came out in 1981 I was elated. As a physics teacher at a research university and as a researcher in a field that uses computers heavily, I was concerned that our undergraduates weren't learning to do physics with computers. My attempts to use our mainframe in class were frustrated by the difficulty of teaching my students our job control language and the difficulty of their getting computer time. The personal computer seemed like the answer. I bought my first PC in December 1981. A dozen years later I'm now the proud owner of three machines home, office, and laptop. My department has two microcomputer labs and a laboratory with microcomputers. My campus has computer workrooms in the dorms, library, and parking garage. Computers in education are clearly here to stay. Now seems like a good time to ask: Have we figured out the right way to use the computer in teaching physics? One of the first computer education applications I saw was at a meeting of the AAPT in the early '80s. A cart ran down an inclined plane. The computer recorded its one hundred times each second, fit the data with the textbook formula, and, in less than a minute, printed out a report showing the values of the parameters extracted and graphs of the data and theory. This is what I call a "the computer gets an A the student gets an F" experiment. If you didn't understand it before you saw it, you wouldn't learn much from it.
