Untitled - e020105. Educators explore innovative 'theater' as a way to learn physics. In a study released last week, education researchers found that personifying energy allowed students to grapple with difficult ideas about how energy works. Contrasted with more traditional lectures and graphs, this innovative instructional technique may be useful for teaching about other ideas in physical science, which commonly deals with things that change form over time. Energy is a very important concept across many fields of science, and is a key focus of the new national science standards. Energy is also a central player in several global issues, such as climate change and fuel economy. However, energy is a challenging concept to fully understand. While energy can be precisely defined mathematically, it is often difficult to grasp intuitively. "Existing representations [such as bar charts] don't emphasize the thing that we care most about energy in physics, which is that it's conserved," said lead author Rachel Scherr, of Seattle Pacific University.
iSentry (motion activate your iPhone camera) 5 Ways To Teach Physics Using Household Items. If you’re looking for some innovative ways to teach physics, then look no further than your own home. There are plenty of physics lessons just waiting to be discovered. Thanks to Andrew Vanden Heuvel and Modern Lessons , you can now learn all about these physics phenomena in a free online course ! I’ve also embedded a bunch of the videos below in case you’re short on time but need to come back later to check out the full course. An important note: these videos were all filmed using Andrew’s Google Glass. That’s why they’re done in a first-person perspective. I find it even more engaging this way and hope you do too! The Physics Of The Kitchen Most trips to the kitchen begin with the refrigerator. The Physics Of The Living Room The best part of any living room is a big, fluffy couch to sit on.
The Physics Of The Play Room If you’ve ever taken care of young children (or old children for that matter), then you know that it’s in their nature to make a mess. The Physics Of The Bathroom. The Physics Careers Resource. HyperPhysics.