Re: [Phys-L] labs/projects

[Anthony Lapinski <alapinski@pds.org>]

The question came from a biology teacher here, thinking about projects,
group work, and collaborative learning.

In my physics classes, kids struggle with how to "figure things out." A
classic example is my acceleration lab. Kids work in pairs and get a track,
4 bricks, and a toy car. Have to measure acc times for 10, 20 and 30
degrees. How to increase the angle using the bricks? Many kids, even my
brightest, can't figure out how to manipulate/rotate the bricks to elevate
the track. Unfortunately, growing up with smartphones has not helped kids
become problem solvers for lifelong learning.

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Brent Barker via Phys-l <
phys-l@mail.phys-l.org> wrote:

> Note that another shift can be: what are you wanting students to learn? If
> physics is about solving problems, we should fully guide novices to do
> that. If the class is also about how to do science, then we should have
> fully guided (scaffolded) instruction about how to conduct the scientific
> process. Project-based Learning seems like an effective way to do this, if
> the aim is not just to teach F=ma, but how to figure out that F=ma (and
> further).
>
> --Brent
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>
>
> Wow! Chalk n talk lectures, movies, staged demos!
>
> Why didn't *I* think of that!
>
> Brian W
>
>
> On 8/31/2018 8:45 AM, Rick Nelson via Phys-l wrote:
> >    Take a look at:
> >
> > http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/spring2012/Clark.pdf
> >
> >
> > -- rick nelson
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:55:59 -0400
> > From: Anthony Lapinski <alapinski@pds.org>
> > To: Phys <phys-l@phys-l.org>
> > Subject: [Phys-L] labs/projects
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> > A science teacher here wants to try PBL (project based learning) and is
> > looking for a good peer evaluation form. Does anyone have something
> they'd
> > like to share?
> >
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