Re: Introductory Physics Class

["John M. Clement" <clement@HAL-PC.ORG>]

Two articles recently came out on curricula which address this question.
The Physics Teacher in its most recent issue has an article on Workshop
Physicical Science, which has some similarity to Workshop Science at the
physics.dickinson.edu web site.  The other article is in the Electronic
Journal of Science Education "An Innovative College Curriculum Model for
Teaching Physical Science to Pre-Service Elementary Teachers"  located at
http://unr.edu/homepage/crowther/ejse/lillyetal.html .


> I have been asked to teach a introductory college physics
> class to propective elementary school teachers who have
> never had a physics course before. This will in all
> likelyhood be the only physics class they ever take.
> Any suggestions to what topics should be "covered."
> Thanks for the suggestions and help.
>
>
> Tim O'Donnell
> Instructor of Physics and Chemistry
> Celina High School
> 715 East Wayne Street
> Celina, Ohio 45822
> (419) 586-8300 Ext 1200 or 1201
> odonnt@celina.k12.oh.us
>
> "Chance only favors the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur