This article describes a two-day optics laboratory activity that investigates the scientific phen... more This article describes a two-day optics laboratory activity that investigates the scientific phenomenon of reflection, which students are generally familiar with but usually have not studied in depth. This investigation can be used on its own or as part of a larger unit on optics. I've used it with senior physics classes, but it's suitable for any 9th-12th grade science class that has finished Algebra I. This lesson encourages students to think critically and mathematically about the data they collect and allows them to develop a model on their own. It addresses scientific and engineering practices identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States 2013), especially the practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data. It also addresses the Common Core State Standards, Mathematics (NGAC and CCSSO 2010), which emphasize mathematical modeling and the application of mathematics to the real world (Figure 1, p. 46). Materials, setup, and safety Each student group (p...
Proquest Dissertations and Theses Thesis Illinois Institute of Technology 2008 Publication Number Aai3338026 Isbn 9780549929031 Source Dissertation Abstracts International Volume 69 11 Section a Page 4283 194 P, 2008
... 2004; Roehrig & Luft, 2004; Brown, Abell, Demir, & Schmidt, 2006), a lack of inquiry ... more ... 2004; Roehrig & Luft, 2004; Brown, Abell, Demir, & Schmidt, 2006), a lack of inquiry knowledge, (Brown et al, 2006; Eick & Reed ... Starting with Wise and Okey (1983), we can see that an interest in inquiry-based teaching methods significantly predates the National Standards for ...
This article describes a two-day optics laboratory activity that investigates the scientific phen... more This article describes a two-day optics laboratory activity that investigates the scientific phenomenon of reflection, which students are generally familiar with but usually have not studied in depth. This investigation can be used on its own or as part of a larger unit on optics. I've used it with senior physics classes, but it's suitable for any 9th-12th grade science class that has finished Algebra I. This lesson encourages students to think critically and mathematically about the data they collect and allows them to develop a model on their own. It addresses scientific and engineering practices identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States 2013), especially the practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data. It also addresses the Common Core State Standards, Mathematics (NGAC and CCSSO 2010), which emphasize mathematical modeling and the application of mathematics to the real world (Figure 1, p. 46). Materials, setup, and safety Each student group (p...
Proquest Dissertations and Theses Thesis Illinois Institute of Technology 2008 Publication Number Aai3338026 Isbn 9780549929031 Source Dissertation Abstracts International Volume 69 11 Section a Page 4283 194 P, 2008
... 2004; Roehrig & Luft, 2004; Brown, Abell, Demir, & Schmidt, 2006), a lack of inquiry ... more ... 2004; Roehrig & Luft, 2004; Brown, Abell, Demir, & Schmidt, 2006), a lack of inquiry knowledge, (Brown et al, 2006; Eick & Reed ... Starting with Wise and Okey (1983), we can see that an interest in inquiry-based teaching methods significantly predates the National Standards for ...
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