PHYS 635
Curriculum Enhancement I
July 7th - August 1st, 2003
Instructors:
Stephen T. Thornton, Geary Albright
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:
Motion Analysis Video Tape Manual
PHYS 631 lecture by Thornton, July 30, 2003 pdf file
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.
Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view this file.
TENTATIVE Daily Workshop/Lab Schedule:
| Date | Title | Pre-workshop assignment |
| July 7, 2003 | 1. Discussion, Instructional Unit Plan, Inservice Project Calculator | No assignment |
| July 8, 2003 | 2a. One-Dimensional Motion (Graphing Calculator) 2b. Excel Tutorial |
Hand-in assignment |
| July 9, 2003 | 3a. Free Fall: Uniform Gravitational Acceleration
(Video Experiment) 3b. Acceleration Due to Gravity (Computer Experiment) |
See WebAssign |
| July 10, 2003 | 4. Projectile Motion | See WebAssign |
| July 11, 2003 | 5a. Newton's Second Law (Graphing Calculator) 5 b. Newton's Third Law (Graphing Calculator) |
See WebAssign |
| July 14, 2003 | 6a. Static and Kinetic Friction (Graphing Calculator) 6b. Air Resistance (Graphing Calculator) |
See WebAssign |
| July 15, 2003 | 7a. Conservation of Mechanical Energy 7b. Energy of a Tossed Ball (Graphing Calculator) 7c. Conservation of Energy (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| July 16, 2003 | 8. Software and Website Resources | No assignment |
| July 17, 2003 | 9. Collisions and Conservation Laws | See WebAssign |
| July 18, 2003 | 10. Discuss Unit Plan, Demos | Outline, etc. is due |
| July 21, 2003 | 11. Modeling (Curricula) | No assignment |
| July 22, 2003 |
12. Active Physics (Curricula) |
No assignment |
| July 23, 2003 | 13. Rotational Dynamics | See WebAssign |
| July 24, 2003 | 14a. Equilibrium of Non-parallel Forces 14b. Buoyant Force (Computer Experiment) |
See WebAssign |
| July 25, 2003 | 15a. Oscillatory Motion (Worksheet) 15b. Simple Harmonic Motion (Graphing Calculator) 15c. Gravity/Orbital Motion (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| July 28, 2003 | 16. Harmonic Motion and the Pendulum | See WebAssign |
| July 29, 2003 | 17a. The Ideal Gas Law and the Absolute Zero of
Temperature 17b. The First Law of Thermodynamics (Worksheet) |
See WebAssign |
| July 30, 2003 | 18a. The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat 18b. Newton's Law of Cooling (Calculator) 18c. Heat and Temperature |
See WebAssign |
| July 31, 2003 | 19. Instructional Service Plan, Inservice Project, Evaluation, Final Exam | See WebAssign |
| August 1, 2003 | No class | No assignment |
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Updated March 26, 2003