Students explore the effects of air resistance on the path of a baseball….Continue Reading What a Drag!
Categories: Physics and Astronomy
Tracy Lynn’s “Yellow Banana”
Students learn about conservation of momentum in working through this problem….Continue Reading Tracy Lynn’s “Yellow Banana”
The Sweet Spot
Students use two-dimensional kinematics to estimate reaction times for pitchers, distance ranges, and trajectories of baseballs….Continue Reading The Sweet Spot
The Fastest Man in the World
This problem introduces students to speed and acceleration….Continue Reading The Fastest Man in the World
Spring Break: A Lesson in Circuits
This case, taught in a problem-based learning format, introduces students to the topics of electricity and circuits within the context of house wiring….Continue Reading Spring Break: A Lesson in Circuits