Physics-Physical+Science



Moderator: Jason Lonon

Hello everyone! This section of the site will provide information about the Physics Modeling lessons that we engage in during our workshop. At the request of our leader, it looks like the model we will focus on will be what is referred to as the Balanced Force and Unbalanced Force models. However, as you will hopefully see, in a modeling classroom, everything that is experienced by the classroom community is intertwined into a coherent storyline - a context into which we place our newly evolving knowledge. These models (BF and UF) require knowledge of two previous models, Constant Velocity motion and Constant Acceleration Motion.

Interesting Links: [|Modeling Instruction Homepage at ASU] [|Ramp and Roll]

As we will discuss many times over during the week, Model-Based Instruction is not a curriculum, it is a pedagogy. Therefore, there is no standard curriculum that one must follow in order to be a MB instructor. However, since one of the longest running groups of model-based research is housed at Arizona State, they do have a collection of curriculum resources. Below are 4 of the folders that contain the ASU curriculum units for the 4 models we will discuss this week. [|2-Constant v.asu.zip] [|3-Uniform a.asu.zip] [|4-FP-inertia.asu.zip] [|5-ConFP-N2.asu.zip]

However, it has been 11 years since I took my modeling workshop, and over those 11 years I have altered the ASU curriculum a little to meet my needs and to fit my style of teaching. Those documents are listed below: ==

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**Misconceptions**
Here are some documents I have regarding common misconceptions found in high school physics students.