Physics Project Photos

September 28, 2011

NatSci261-1 9/28/11

Free Fall Video

Please watch this video for Monday. This should help clear up some common misconceptions!

Questions:
1) What questions do you have about the acceleration due to gravity works (in this case free fall)?
2) How would these objects fall on mars? What about in space with no other bodies nearby?
3) A lot of the people questioned in the video have taken a year of physics. Why do you think their misconceptions persist?

Physics Projects

So you will need to see the Physics - SBG located here:
Physics SBG

For your proposal you will need:


1) Aims - Concrete things you are doing that are tangible.
2) Reason why? Why is this of interest?
3) Research Plan - How are going to carry this out and address the Physics SBG
4) What do you expect to happen

Data Visualization

1. What did you think of the video?  What was striking?  Interesting? Eye-opening?  What type of impact did this video have on you?

2. How did this video affect you as a learner?  How did this video affect you as a teacher?

3. We are trying to re-hone our view of science towards story-telling, a concept aimed at “softening” and making the process of science more accessible.  How does story-telling hook into “The Beauty of Data Visualization”?  Can you give some specific examples of how his use of visualization enhances story-telling using data?

4. This is a bit of a jump – can you see connections between his work and our very simple investigations on burning candles?  Think about how you presented your information and some of the presentations that other people made.