Students will be provided with a copy of the video tape and manual during the course. The electronic version is available in case an extra copy is needed.
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PHYS 635 (formerly PHYS 587)
Curriculum Enhancement I
July 9th - August 2nd, 2001
Instructors:
S. T. Thornton, K. Traphagen, and R. A. Lindgren
Abstract:
The course will consist of laboratory-type hands-on activities, physics curricula discussions, pedagogical content knowledge, and inservice activities. During the four-week summer component, teachers (students) will complete several different kinds of activities including experiments using probes with both graphing calculators and computers, table-based labs, and video-based labs. Technology will be emphasized. New curricula like Modeling and Active Physics will be covered. During the following fall, teachers will have lesson plans and inservice presentations to complete.
Materials:
Students will be provided with a copy of the video tape and manual during the course. The electronic version is available in case an extra copy is needed.
Daily Workshop/Lab Schedule:
| Date | Title | Pre-workshop assignment |
| July 9, 2001 | 1. Discussion, Instructional Unit Plan, Inservice Project Calculator | No assignment |
| July 10, 2001 | 2a. One-Dimensional Motion (Graphing Calculator) 2b. Excel Tutorial |
Hand-in assignment |
| July 11, 2001 | 3a. Free Fall: Uniform Gravitational Acceleration
(Video Experiment) 3b. Acceleration Due to Gravity (Computer Experiment) |
See WebAssign |
| July 12, 2001 | 4. Projectile Motion | See WebAssign |
| July 13, 2001 | 5a. Newton's Second Law (Graphing Calculator) 5 b. Newton's Third Law (Graphing Calculator) |
See WebAssign |
| July 16, 2001 | 6a. Static and Kinetic Friction (Graphing Calculator) 6b. Air Resistance (Graphing Calculator) |
See WebAssign |
| July 17, 2001 | 7a. Conservation of Mechanical Energy 7b. Energy of a Tossed Ball (Graphing Calculator) 7c. Conservation of Energy (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| July 18, 2001 | 8. Software and Website Resources | No assignment |
| July 19, 2001 | 9. Collisions and Conservation Laws | See WebAssign |
| July 20, 2001 | 10. Discuss Unit Plan, Demos | Outline, etc. is due |
| July 23, 2001 | 11. Modeling (Curricula) | No assignment |
| July 24, 2001 |
12. Active Physics (Curricula) |
No assignment |
| July 25, 2001 | 13. Rotational Dynamics | See WebAssign |
| July 26, 2001 | 14a. Equilibrium of Non-parallel Forces 14b. Buoyant Force (Computer Experiment) |
See WebAssign |
| July 27, 2001 | 15a. Oscillatory Motion (Worksheet) 15b. Simple Harmonic Motion (Graphing Calculator) 15c. Gravity/Orbital Motion (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| July 30, 2001 | 16. Harmonic Motion and the Pendulum | See WebAssign |
| July 31, 2001 | 17a. The Ideal Gas Law and the Absolute Zero of
Temperature 17b. The First Law of Thermodynamics (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| August 1, 2001 | 18a. The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat 18b. Newton's Law of Cooling (Calculator) 18c. Heat and Temperature |
See WebAssign |
| August 2, 2001 | 19. Instructional Service Plan, Inservice Project, Evaluation, Final Exam | See WebAssign |
| August 3, 2001 | No class | No assignment |
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