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=Physics/Physical Science Demos - Debra =

1) Critical Angle -
To do - Place a silver coin (nickel/quarter) at the bottom of a plastic short cup. Add water from a second cup as viewed from the side until it disappears. If you look from the top you see the coin and the sides are silver and opaque. If you place an object opposite the cup from your view you cannot see it. Explanation - The light from the coin is being reflected back into the cup so it cannot get out. This is called total internal reflection. The water depth needs to be enough to make a large enough angle to your eye to reach critical angle. This is used in fiber optics.

2) Center of Mass-
To do - Place a graph paper on the table divided into 4 equal quadrants with any scale. Drop 3 different coins on the paper and draw a circle around where they land. Determine the center of mass based on an penny = 2.5g, nickel = 5g, dime = 2.3g, quarter = 5.7g and landing location. Tape coins onto paper, glue paper onto cardstock, mark COM. You can now cut it into any shape and it will balance.

Additional to do - 1) Spin on pencil and calculate angular quantities 2) Throw and put LED at COM and video to show motion of COM as projectile 3) Collide to show motion of COM during collisions Explanation - COM is where an object can balance. COM conserves its momentum and follows all kinematic laws no matter how the mass is arranged around it.

=Google Drive: Classroom application - Joseph =
 * Ask students to create a gmail account, create a folder, and share with the teacher (including edit rights)
 * Makes grading reports/presentations/labs faster and easier
 * Allows for instant feedback
 * Time/date stamping removes squabbles over when assignments were submitted

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assigning Roles to students - Lance =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Roles:

 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Guru (teacher's aide oversees other leaders)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Informer (informs students of current and past assignments, notes, and/or labs, i.e. helps late or absent students catchup)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Accumulator (leader for the collection of assignments, material, equipment, etc.)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Distributor (leading for passing out assignments, material, equipment, etc.)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Spot Cop (make sure the room is clean and orderly)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ideas

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keep an excel spreadsheet to track student's roles
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use a "MasterCaster" poster to inform students of their roles
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Switch roles at least every two weeks

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Selector tool - Sappho = = = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Description/use: A tool that allows teacher to increase student engagement and involvement. It is a randomizer tool that selects students randomly by name. There are also settings where you can use selector tool to randomize group orders when doing labs or for presentations. This creates an environment where students are not tuning out since they can be chosen at any time.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does not require internet
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Must change the file name each period
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Has interesting options like pick the person in the group "with the most buttons on their clothes."

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Physics Debate/Philosophical Chairs – Kory =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Start with a controversial topic (“the Apollo missions are real”) and then ask students to sit in a chair either supporting, refuting, or unsure in position. During the course of the debate students much switch to every side at least once. Additionally students who start in the unsure position must move to an extreme after a set number of “rounds.”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students need to acknowledge, recognize and ? the opposing argument in their response.

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fist-to-Five - Scott =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ask students to raise a fist for "no clue", 5 fingers for "could teach it" or some number in between as a quick, informal on the spot assessment.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Classroom Wiki's - Scott =

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See: link