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Modeling in AP Physics C Mechanics – Paradigms
A paradigm is a “model, pattern, example, exemplar, template, standard, prototype, archetype.” In modeling instruction, they are typically a demonstration or lab setup that serves to focus student attention on what is important in the unit. Paradigms are presented as … Continue reading
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Tagged AP Physics C, inquiry, Mechanics, modeling instruction, modeling method, paradigm labs
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Teaching with Modeling in AP Physics
Modeling is a student-centered, inquiry-based, very successful teaching method originally developed at Arizona State University and now maintained by the American Modeling Teachers Association. The clearest evidence that AP Physics and Modeling are a great fit is seen in the … Continue reading
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Tagged AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, modeling instruction, modeling method, Science Practices
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Marc Reif’s 2020 AP Physics Summer Institute Presenting Schedule
~hover over the text to find links to course, site, and geographic location~ Online! AP Physics 1 and 2 combined Registration Link on this page Pamphlet here 15 June to 19 June University of Texas–El Paso ##### Online! AP Physics … Continue reading
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Electricity Visualized! Teaching Circuits in AP1 with ideas from the CASTLE Curriculum.
CASTLE stands for Capacitor-Aided System for Teaching and Learning Electricity. It is a conceptual curriculum available for download from Pasco Scientific (go to https://www.pasco.com/prodCompare/castle-kit/index.cfm and scroll down to find the downloads). The curriculum is a basically complete set of activities, … Continue reading
PEER INSTRUCTION
I learned a very simple, powerful technique for engaging students’ interest, sparking intense classroom discussions, and guiding students how to think like a physicist from the book Peer Instruction by Eric Mazur. What’s more, if you use this technique in … Continue reading
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“Nothing is too wonderful to be true” – Michael Faraday’s Law
Science is moved forward by observations and experiments, yet some observations are too subtle and some experiments too complicated to reproduce in the classroom.Michael Faraday’s discovery of electromagnetic induction combines observation and experimentation yet requires nothing expensive or complicated. It … Continue reading
A Physics Teacher’s Strongman Trick
Strongman tricks often involve seemingly impossible tasks like bending iron bars, lifting gigantic weights, or pulling trains with your teeth. This “teacher trick” doesn’t take great strength to impress. Using a clever arrangement of a mirror and a laser, students … Continue reading
WHITEBOARDING TECHNIQUES (To promote a good classroom environment and possibly, inquiry)
A brief description of the ways I have used whiteboards to promote discussions in the modeling physics classroom. Continue reading
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Pinterest Boards for Teachers
Last year, inspired by my oldest daughter’s obsession with Pinterest, I started making Pinterest boards for high school physics teaching. Pinterest is a website that allows you to create “bulletin boards” of images (with a snippet of text) “pinned” from … Continue reading
Racism and the past
Last summer I drove through the delta from Searcy, Arkansas to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It’s a pleasant drive. The land is mostly farmland, dedicated to cotton, soybeans, and rice. The delta is an area of rich soils, plentiful water, and productive farms. Arkansas … Continue reading
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