December’s Science 2.0 column focused on using rich media to spark questioning and inquiry.  Here is a fully developed example from Dan Meyer’s blog that could work well in a physics classroom.
First, the video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3X9hJpbDo[/youtube]
The set – up:
Ask your students what questions they have about the video?
Which of these questions are related to our topic (speed, time, distance)?
What information do we need?
Possible Questions:
How fast is the car going?
How many pictures or frames? OR How long is the vinyl?
The Details:
Read the post at Dan’s blog for background details (car speed, camera frame rate, etc.) and the solution to the length of vinyl.
More:
Check out Meyer’s WCYDWT archive here.
Check out a blog of starter media for WCYDWT Science.