PPT-Creating Good Clicker Questions in Physics and Astronomy

Cynthia Heiner STLF Physics and Astronomy heinerphasubcca Peter Newbury STLF Physics and Astronomy newburyphasubcca 5 December 2011 1 Schedule 100 pm 230 pm peer instruction what makes a good question. Ofelia Chernock, . Portfolio Marketing Manager. Information Resources to . Facilitate and Optimize . Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy Research. Agenda. The Value of Content to Facilitate Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy Research. The Gentle Art of Questioning. Dr. Stephanie V. Chasteen . Physics Department & Science Education Initiative. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder. http://. STEMclickers.colorado.edu. . Web and blog: . PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY . www.sc.edu/career. . phys·ics. . The scientific study of matter and motion.*. *"physics." . The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. . Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 05 Aug. 2009. <Dictionary.com . The Gentle Art of Questioning. Dr. Stephanie V. Chasteen . Physics Department & Science Education Initiative. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder. http://. STEMclickers.colorado.edu. . Web and blog: . What do we expect from our . light and shadow analysis?. Two sharp bright spots. Two blurry bright spots. One wide blurry bright spot. One wide sharp bright spot. Something else. NEXUS/Physics Clicker Questions. Final Exam . Review Session. Note that this review is not covering everything. . Rather it is highlighting key points and concepts.. The final exam will cover material including Chapters 1-14; CAPA homework assignments 1-15; All Lecture . What happens when . a . a short pulse . is . “. flicked. ”. . down . a long, . taut . spring?. It keeps its shape but gets smaller . the farther it goes.. It keeps its shape and stays the same size.. A . positive charge . might . be placed at one . of . three . spots in a . region where there . is a uniform . electric field. . . How does the electric potential energy, . U. elec. , on the charge . Is it possible to light a bulb . with a battery using only one wire?. Yes. No. I have no idea. NEXUS/Physics Clicker Questions. Which of the arrangements shown . will light the bulb?. Only A. Only B. The Gentle Art of Questioning. Dr. Stephanie V. Chasteen . Physics Department & Science Education Initiative. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder. http://. STEMclickers.colorado.edu. . Web and blog: . Prof. Michael Kaufman. Fall 2011. My Contact Info. Office:. Science Bldg. Room 248. Office Phone:. (408) 924-5265. Office Hours:. . Tues., 10:00-11:00am & Thur., 1:15-2:15pm. . and. by appointment. . BASHIR (U . Michoacan. );. Stan BRODSKY (SLAC);. Lei CHANG (ANL & PKU). ; . Huan. CHEN (BIHEP). ;. Ian CLOËT (UW). ;. Bruno EL-BENNICH (Sao Paulo). ;. Xiomara. GUTIERREZ-GUERRERO (U . Michoacan. Key Concepts. For each translational motion quantity (position, velocity, acceleration, force, mass, momentum, . kinetic energy). there is a rotational quantity. Same equations apply. . Angular velocity (sign!) and . Science: Phenomenology & Understanding . Phenomenology has three distinct steps. Discovery . Systematic study of phenomena: Search for patterns. Inference: Physical models to explain observations (and occasionally make predictions).