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Physics topics for NAT 281
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Picturing Physics: Using an image, students determine the distance from an object to the camera
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To demonstrate the digital camera's use as a scientific instrument, this exercise challenges students' scientific creativity and provides an experience in the scientific research process. Students designed and carried…
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Racing with the Sun: Students learn physics while designing a solar-powered vehicle
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Through this yearlong inquiry investigation, high school physics students design, create, and race a solar-powered vehicle. The design process helps students learn invaluable science, technology, mathematics,…
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Beyond the Egg Drop: Infusing Engineering Into High School Physics (e-book)
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Problem: You’re eager to expand your physics curriculum and engage your students with engineering content but you don’t know how. Solution: Use the approach and lessons in Beyond the Egg Drop to infuse engineering into…
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Focus on Physics: How E = mc2 Helps Us Understand Nuclear Fission and Fusion
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This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. Nuclear physics has an undeserved reputation for being tough for students. This article may reduce this “toughness” by showing how Einstein’s…