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Welcome back. If you haven’t joined us for the last two posts, let me recommend that you first read about determining rolling friction on the coaster and the project overview. On to the assessment… Assessment is extremely important. It explicitly informs students what things we value (and thus the things we value). If we assess [...] The Hazard Zone team with their coaster I like projects. I really liked this project. The pipe insulation roller coaster project is one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve ever used in class. History It was my second year teaching physics. During the unit on energy, the book we were using frequently used roller [...] Some of the best times I’ve shared with students in a classroom have involved projects where they’re making something. Not making as in making letters appear on a worksheet, as in building some object that needs to accomplish some task or solve some problem. There’s something about working on a physical product that clearly demonstrates [...] There’s something powerful about physically making something that works yourself. The tinkering, trial and error testing, and early frustration often lead to some impressive feelings of accomplishment in the end. This year when covering the types of energy and energy transformations, I realized a project I ran for 6 years at my school in Michigan [...] I’m definitely overdue for a bit of in-progress analysis of Project Climate (as described here). We’ve been at it for a few weeks now, and we’re in the final stages of the project as a whole. Makin’ me proud Quality of product. The quality level of the students’ writing and thinking on climate change related [...] As the project introduction date loomed closer and closer I was getting more and more nervous. “Am I really ready for this? Do I have everything together? Will the students buy in?” I’m not sure I’ve ever been so nervous about unveiling a big project despite being more prepared than I’ve ever been. Setup The [...] |
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