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New Teacher Resource Book: Getting Started
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Jan Mader and Mary Winn
This chapter of the Resource Book for the Beginning Physics Teacher provides four example activities that can be used on the first days of class to get students started taking an active role in their learning. These provide an introduction to a learning cycle approach to science.
4 supplemental documents are available
Dancing RaisinsIn this activity, students observe the behavior of raisins placed in assorted liquids. This complete learning cycle introduces students to the science process skills of observation, classification, inference, and models. download 21kb .pdf Published: August 15, 2006 Rights: © Jan Mader and Mary Winn.
First Day Physics Treasure HuntThis activity introduces students to some of the equipment that they will be using in their physics class, requires them to make some basic measurements, and introduces them to motion and kinematics. download 23kb .pdf Published: August 15, 2006 Rights: © Jim Nelson. Used with permission.
The Drinking BirdThis demonstration and activity can be used to help students learn to make observations and draw inferences. Students can be asked to build models for how the bird operates. download 23kb .pdf Published: August 15, 2006 Rights: © AAPT, 1999. Used with permission.
A Problem Solving DemonstrationThis in-class demonstration is designed to involve students in observation and scientific reasoning. Students observe, discuss, and model an experiment with fluids. Among the goals of this activity are to have students participate in an exercise in scientific … download 24kb .pdf Published: August 15, 2006 Rights: © Jan Mader and Mary Winn. This material can be used for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution.
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