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Teaching
Physics Actively
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Dr. Terry Cavanaugh |
Bruce Hughes |
Dr. James Garner |
Location: Wolfson High School, Room 33
Texts: How People Learn, Conceptual Physics (3rd Hewitt), Active Physics: Communication, Active Physics: Transportation
The goal of this class is to assist science teachers to develop skills in the teaching of physics in an active, discovery format.
Purpose of this course is to develop your pedagogical (educational) content knowledge as it pertains to teaching and learning of physics actively. In this course we will concentrate on learning the skills and strategies necessary to teach science in an active, inquiry, discovery based, constructive format. Additionally the course is designed to increase your physics content knowledge in a number of areas, along with familiarizing you with the Active Physics teaching and presentation format developed in association with American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
Educator Accomplished Practices:
1. Assessment, 4. Critical
Thinking, 7. Human Development and Learning,
8. Knowledge of Subject Matter, 9. Learning Environments, 10. Technology
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Physics |
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Active watching |
Electricity |
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Alternative & Performance Assessment |
Electromagnetism |
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Brainstorming |
Images |
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Cooperative Learning |
Impulse |
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Current Educational Trends (FCAT) |
Lenses & Mirrors |
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Discovery Teaching |
Momentum |
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Grouping |
Newton’s Laws |
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Journaling |
Pressure |
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Questioning |
Resonance |
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Reading in the content area |
Wave types & speed |
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Rubrics as assessment tools |
Waves: Standing/Pitch/Frequency |
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Technology |
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Week 1
Active Physics: Transportation, Chp 2
6/25 Tuesday – Physics Education
Survey
Introduction
Overview of Active Physics
Cooperative Learning: Moon Survival
Rubrics – Assignment: Construct a rubric
Multiple Intelligence
(Assignment: self test)
Rollover safety demonstration – Outside speaker (Sondel – IPTM)
6/27 Thursday – Active Physics
Transportation Activities
Activity Two Seat Belts (Before)
Activity Three Seat Belts (After)
Activity Four Air Bags
Activity Five Rear End Collision
FCAT – Outside speaker
Week 2
7/2 Tuesday – Active Physics
Transportation Activities
Activity Six Bungee Jump
Activity Eight Cushioning Collisions
7/4 Thursday – Physics
Chapter Four Newton’s Laws of Motion (1st)
Chapter Twelve Liquids (Pressure)
Chapter Five Momentum (Impulse)
Chapter Four Newton’s Laws of Motion (2nd)
Chapter Eleven Solids (Elasticity)
Chapter Five Momentum (Impulse)
Communication
7/9 Week 3
Active Physics: Communication Chp 1
Tuesday – Physics Education
Constructivism
Discovery teaching
Technology: Digital Cameras
Active participation: Science Fiction
Reading in the Content Area
7/11 Thursday – Active Physics
Activity One Waves (HW)
Activity Two Sound in Strings
Activity Three Air Sounds
Activity Four Making Sound Electronically
Week 4
7/16 Tuesday – Active Physics
Activity Five Reflected Light
Activity Six Curved Mirrors
Activity Seven Refracted Light
Activity Eight Lenses
Activity Nine Color (HW)
7/18 Thursday –Physics
Chapter Eighteen Vibrations & Waves
Chapter Eighteen Vibrations & Waves
Chapter Nineteen Sound
Chapter Twenty-Two Electric Current
Chapter Twenty-Seven Reflection
Chapter Twenty-Seven Reflection
Chapter Twenty-Seven Refraction
Chapter Twenty-Seven Refraction
Chapter Twenty-Six Color
Communication
Week 5
Active Physics: Communication Chp 2
7/23 Tuesday – Physics Education
Brainstorming & Discussion techniques
Journaling
Questioning: Private Universe
Assessment: Alternative & Performance
Accommodations
7/25 Thursday – Active Physics
Activity Three Electricity and Magnetism
Activity Four Making the Connection
Week 6
7/30 Tuesday – Active Physics
Activity Five Voice Signals
Activity Six Sending a Message with Light
8/1 Thursday –Physics
Chapter Twenty-Three Magnetism
Chapter Twenty-Four Electromagnetism
Course Assessments
Quizzes
Projects
Participation
Readings:
How People Learn
Pre-Existing Knowledge p 10-14
How experts differ from novices p 19-38
Learning & Transfer p 39-66
Strategies for Learning & Metacognition p 83-99
Learning Environments p 119-142
Effective Teaching: Examples in Science p 159-175
Technology to Support Learning p 194-207
Last updated 03/13/04
