Today we finished up our mechanics block. We watched a small amount of Magic School Bus where the kids have fun on a frictionless baseball field. This allowed us to see, discuss and critique what we've been studying in a very different way.
I also had everyone do "Newton's Scavenger Hunt of Doom!!". This is basically a fun way to review the concepts we've been working on where the students have to show me real life examples of the different concepts.
Next week we will be starting a new block on the physics of energy.
Homework for this week is:
Make up your own homework! Check out the following two Phet simulations. Create 5 questions for each simulation. I'm going to use several of your questions for the homework assignment next week. 5 points extra credit if I use your question on the homework for next week (maximum of 10 extra credit points)! Focus your questions on the material we've covered. Momentum, impulse, vectors, acceleration, velocity, Newton's Laws etc. Feel free to look at the "Sample Learning Goals" to give you some ideas. Have fun with this. Be creative and have fun!
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