Amanda Llamedo

HI

Fri, Jul 17, 2020 8:27 PM
Good info provided!

I'm new to teaching physics and this webinar has good content information if you're looking to refresh or learn about waves. There are good supporting slides and diagrams as well as good discussion amongst participants that help you refresh and/or develop an overall understanding of waves and how it applies to technology. I also feel like the presenters are clear and straightforward in their explanations. With the recent development of us to shift to distance learning and having to utilize technology, I think it's a good opportunity to create connections to student learning. Some of the concepts are pretty advanced so you might need to pick and choose what you'd like to teach, but this is still a good informational resource for anyone looking to learn or refresh your understanding of waves.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020 8:21 PM
STEM Project

This resource is great for a year long physics/physical science project. Students engage in their learning when they are able to apply concepts and put them into action. In this particular project, they are designing and building a solar powered car. I am a huge fan of project-based learning. The resource provides a very good break down of guiding questions as well as concepts in a summary chart that can help guide the implementation of this particular project. For me being a fairly brand new physics teacher, I would find it helpful to have a little bit more guidance in terms of resources and how to implement this into my curriculum. I'm also wondering how this particular project can be modified to help schools who are on a semester system instead of year long class. These projects take a lot of time, and I'd like to be able to find ways to implement them effectively if we are in a smaller time frame.

Fri, Jul 17, 2020 8:10 PM
Great Resource

This project is suitable for a summative physics project for grades 11-12. The resource provides everything you need to be able to teach and implement the project. It gives key concepts, instructions and tips for how to build the models as well as diagrams for how to create the projects if you haven't done it yourself. This is a good project if you are covering Newton's Laws. What's great is that the resource also provides pacing/implementation guidelines as well as options for how this project can be graded or assessed. I definitely plan to try this out for my physics class! This will be able to be done remotely/virtually if students are given the proper materials/resources.