Friday, July 25, 2008

Momentum Notes and Random Thoughts

Hey MS3ers

The presentation is at the bottom of the post so you have to wade through to get to it. I have remotely disabled your scroll keys so you have to read it all. Don't believe me? Go ahead try. Okay so I didn't disable anything, please read anyway.

What a week! I have had a great time and I really like how our learning is coming together. I will still try (and undoubtedly fail) to balance interest, rigor, need and time. Thank you all for you willingness to jump into this set of skills I am still trying to master and yet have the nerve enough to teach you.

I am amazed at where we are compared to Monday. Special thanks to my henchwoman Heidi who always has the attitude, "if I don't know it , I can figure it out" and for her really creative ideas.

Please keep up the positive attitudes for the rest of our time. I almost feel guilty for taking money to work with you. Almost.

Go forth and do good things.

Here is the list of stuff I have asked you to do.
1. Join Delicious and post a site to ms3science
2. Make a comment on my blog
3. Learn how to sign up for a blog
4. Become comfortable w/ CBR
5. Find/develop a lab to teach physics using Vernier probes and post to wiki
6. Find a model at the math and science center that would help your students with a misconception

Here are some things I like for next week
1. Set up you lab, run it and post data to wiki
2. If you set up a site, place the link on the wiki by your name on the teacher page
3. Develop a pre-assessment for a motion unit
4. Learn to capture motion using video and analyze it with Logger pro

Momentum Lecture

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