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How do heavy things fly?
STAV Physics Conference, 14 February 2020 – Session B5 How do heavy things fly – making the most of this option study .
Presentation
Powerpoint slides
Questions, Comments, Feedback – Padlet
Resources
Prof Pilot Videos – succint, quite simple and accurate, engaging
VCAA Advice to Teachers – good examples of possible activities
Text – Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators – useful teacher reference
Text – Fundamentals of Flight by Shevell – useful teacher reference
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Physics Karaoke
Sharing teacher developed online resources.
- Paul Fielding and Paul Fitz-Gerald – Unit 2 Physics Investigation
- Jane Coyle – VCE Physics (new course)
- Michael Rosenbrock
- Vic Sci Ed Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/1532084373703774/
- Other resources
- VCEPhysics.com vcephysics.com (by Justin Vincent)
- STEM Victoria Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/1466726270300197/
- Vic Physics www.vicphysics.org
- Physics @ MHS physicsatmhs.com
- Platforms for developing your own website
Presented at the Vic Physics and STAV Physics Conference at Monash University on Friday February 19, 2016.
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Textbook has arrived!
Officially an author of a real live textbook (part thereof) that is sitting on my desk!!
Presented at the STAV and Quantum Victoria ICT-STEM Conference on August 28, 2015.
- Links referred to in the presentation
- Revised VCE Science Study Designs
- Audri’s Rube Goldberg Machine
- WSSC Rube Goldberg Machines in Year 10 Advanced Science
- Melbourne University Amazing Spaghetti Machine Competition
- Math Rebels Invade Estonia With Computerized Education
- Finland schools: Subjects scrapped and replaced with ‘topics’ – perhaps an over dramatisation of the changes
- Computerbasedmath.org
- Wolfram Alpha
- Wolfram Mathematica
- Quantum Victoria
- Mad Maker
- Leap into Engineering
- Related links of interest
- STEM for all: Building the capability of all young Australians in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – Grattan Institute Panel
- How chief scientist Ian Chubb is hell-bent on changing Australia’s future – Australian Financial Review Article
- Women in Science Australia – blog
- Community Attitudes Towards Science and Technology – CSIRO report
- Rube Goldberg Machine AP Physics 2013 – an awesome example
- Conrad Wolfram TED Talk – stop teaching calculating, start teaching math
I had the privilege of presenting some implementation briefings for the new VCAA VCE Physics Study Design (for 2016 to 2021) during early 2015. The video is available on the VCAA Vimeo Channel.
The following is a page set aside for resources from my presentations at the STAV AIP VCE Physics Conference held at Monash University in February 2015. I will also use this page to collect useful resources that I come across from sessions that I attend.
A22 – Workshop Unit 1 Physics in 2016
B14 – Flipping Physics!
Padlet wall – for backchannel discussion, asking questions, posting ideas, adding reflections before/during/after the presentation
Presentation slides (PDF) – slides used in the presentation, including links within to useful resources
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Hexaflexagon Fun
Thanks to Twitter and YouTube, I recently came to watch Vi Hart’s videos on hexaflexagons (her YouTube channel has some fascinating maths in it wrapped up in some very engaging and creative videos!).
A great idea for my Year 10 Maths class. Hence the essential question for the next lesson…
And some flexagation fun ensued!
If you haven’t made one, give it a try! I found this tutorial helpful as it didn’t rely on any templates, just some logical folds.
Now I just need to get some burritos and make a hex flex mex for lunch!
On Friday 14 February 2014 I presented a session on Engaging students through online interactions with Steve Draper at the AIP/STAV Physics Conference in Melbourne. The presentation and related resources are below.
On Thursday 28 November2013 I presented a session on Flipped Learning at STAVCON in Melbourne. The presentation and related resources are below.
Reflection – what will you try in your teaching practice (Padlet)
Feedback – provide feedback on the presentation (PollEV)
If you enjoyed the session and are going to give flipped learning a go in your classes, please get in touch and let me know how it went.
On Friday 30 August 2013 I presented a session on Flipped Learning at the STAV ICT-STEM conference. The presentation and related resources are below.
Presentation slides (Google Drive)
If you enjoyed the session and are going to give flipped learning a go in your classes, please get in touch and let me know how it went.
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Newton’s Third Law
Watch this video from ESA on Newton’s 3rd Law.
Answer the following questions in the comments (and/or your workbook):
- Name one of the action-reaction pairs from when the astronauts push against each other
- If they both experienced the same force, why does the astronaut carrying the heavy battery not move as fast as his colleague?
- Why did only one student move from the end of the Newton’s Cradle?
- What is the action-reaction pair for a rocket?
Use this quiz to check your understanding.
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Force is a vector
Watch this quick video for a memorable story to remind you that force is a vector quantity.
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In the comments (either here, or on Facebook), post an example of another quantity that is a vector.
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mrrosenbrock.com is back
After almost two years in the digital wilderness – mrrosenbrock.com is back. Lots of useful teaching and learning resources are on their way!