Teachers will work through coherent model-centered materials for high school electricity and magnetism from a microscopic perspective to develop a deep understanding of content and how to teach it effectively.
Learn a fantastic teaching method known as Modeling Instruction, and how it can help improve and deepen your students’ understanding of crucial concepts in physics.
Led by: Kelly O’Shea The Next Generation Science Standards require that students construct explanations and design solutions using scientific practices. Lab practicums are an engaging and effective way for students to demonstrate their understanding. At the same time, students often learn and work in groups, and scientists also work in teams. How can we design assessments
Led by Mark Schober This workshop is based around a low-cost wave-driver and amplifier driven by a free smartphone app for investigating wave propagation in strings. Similarly capable equipment from science suppliers ranges from $500-$1000 per lab setup, while ours costs just $30. We will begin by using the wave driver to examine properties of standing waves
Led by: Yakir Reuven Rotational Motion is a notoriously difficult topic for students to comprehend and for teachers to teach. Since it encapsulates all the main topics in mechanics (kinematics, forces, energy, momentum), Rotational Motion is a favorite source for formulating questions for the AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C exams. Therefore, teaching it
Led by Shannon McPartland and Jennifer Micceri Looking for a more engaging approach to teaching measurement that will produce a clear and lasting understanding? In this hands-on workshop, you will participate in a condensed version of a multi-day project designed to introduce measurement and the metric system to upper elementary or middle school students. Come
