The Laughter-Learning Link

by: Patti Garrett and Rick Shade

These high-interest activities use humor to complement traditional classroom learning. For example, after completing a three-week unit of physics labs, middle school students watched several Three Stooges films and looked for examples of physics principles in action. In another example, students create humorous cartoons to illustrate one of Newton's Laws of Motion. Although science is, by nature, a serious business, each activity will help students identify and explain the concepts taught while enjoying themselves in the process!

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2004Stock # ss04_027_08_27Volume 027Issue 08

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