Charles presented several stations for Newton’s Laws of Motion. His goal is to have his students spend more time with their hands on activities, and less time listening to lectures. He generally introduces the activities of the day with a mini lecture, then students have time to work the activities.
He does some preparation/manipulation of the apparatus to ensure students get the desired results.
Some of his activities/demos include:
- A great demo he uses is a “fake rock” made of foam and painted black that he can throw to students and be surprised by how light it is.
- Nice heavy chain that students try to pull horizontal in a tug of war.
- Doppler effect with the flexible tube twirled overhead.
Hand outs were provided, and everyone had time to get their “hands on” the activities.
Charles always leaves a 5-10 minutes at the end to review what students were expected to see at each station. Tape down the station numbers or they will migrate!
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