Transcript Physics EAST

“Elementary and
Middle School Physics
Lessons”
By: Valerie Flaa,
Megan Hopkins,
Michelle Kimble, &
Kylie Moore
Group Pictures
Valerie
Megan
Kylie
Michelle
Part 1: Teaching
PET Jr. teaching experience in
Ms. Bishop’s 3rd grade classroom
at Benton County School of the
Arts and presentation of the
PET Jr. Lessons to Ms. Bishop.
Ms. Bishop and Class
Ms. Bishop
Michelle Teaching
“Magnetic
Interactions with
Objects”
Michelle’s Video Clip
Megan Teaching
“The Strength of
Magnets”
Megan’s Video Clip
Kylie Teaching
“The Path of
Electricity”
Kylie’s Video Clip
Valerie Teaching
“Conductors and
Insulators”
Valerie’s Video Clip
Part 2: Finding Middle
School Physics Lessons
Find and put together a
collection of Physics lessons for
Mrs. Foreman, who is a 6th-7th
grade Math and Science teacher
at Decatur Middle School.
Mrs. Foreman’s
Hour Class
th
7
Lessons
 Magnetism
 Discovering how light moves
 Comparing different type of equipment that
uses lenses
 Investigating how objects move
 Comparing the human body to a machine
 Comparing static and current electricity
 Exploring the origin of static electricity
 Investigating lightning
 Describing the physical world
 Exploring physics behind toys
Lessons Cont…
 Discovering that physics explains nature
 Comparing different forms of energy
 Discovering sources of energy (chemical,
electrical, heat, and nuclear)
 Investigating matter and its interactions
 Exploring the nature of motion
 Exploring the motions of fluids
 Distinguishing between electromagnetic and
physical waves
Lessons Cont…
 Comparing diffraction, refraction, and
reflection
 Discovering the components of light
 Exploring properties of light
 Comparing reflection and refraction
 Comparing electricity and magnetism
 Designing an electric circuit
Conversion/Formulas
for Lessons
 Reference card with conversion chart
 Reference card with common
conversion formulas
 Poster with conversion chart
 Poster with common conversion
formulas
Technology Used
 Digital Video Camera
 Windows Movie Maker
 Internet Explorer
 Microsoft Publisher
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft PowerPoint
References
 www.discoveryschool.com
 www.discoveryschool.com/cirriculumcenter/magnetism
 http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/as/index.html
 http://www.wwu.edu/depts/tutorialcenter/conversions.htm
 www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001729.html
 http://www.tlsbooks.com/unitsofmeasure.htm
 http://www.edhelper.com/math/placevalue
Contacts
 Ms. Bishop
 Leagha Foreman
 Mrs. Foreman
 Diana Phillips