Wow! I'm so glad I took the Modeling in Physics Workshop. I am convinced that this is absolutely the way to go, but how can I get everything in place in time for this year. I want to do this on two levels to start. All students at my school take Conceptual Physics in 10th grade. One section is an honors section for students already considering taking science electives in their junior and senior year. I need to check overall math skills to see how to differentiate.
I also plan to incorporate white boarding to labs in the AP Physics B course. In 2014 when this AP course changes to AP Physics 1 & 2, I plan to model.
For now I'm taking two weeks to spend with our three grandsons ages 6, 4 and just 10 days. We're building some elastic launched gliders and other cool stuff.
When August comes it is time to prepare in earnest for modeling physics, middle school robotics and Science Olympiad. Our first teacher day is August 19th. I am so glad that our modeling class is planning to meet on September 28th. We can share how we are doing and get more advice from the experts, who have been doing this. This is another great thing about this course. We are not left solely to our own devices. To top it off we will also meet in December. That will be the time I begin to be concerned about post-mechanic curriculum. How do I teach it and which topics do I fit in or drop?
No comments:
Post a Comment