Tag: Resource

You can view the project by clicking here (redirects to Google Slides).

Rationale

My driving question is, “How can I make science class exciting and accessible to students?” During my observations in science classes, I noticed that many students were disinterested in the topics presented.

I believe that excitement and accessibility are intertwined. If a student does not have the prerequisite skills to understand the presented concepts, they will likely become disinterested. Conversely, students who are uninterested in the material are unlikely to care about learning the pre-requisite material. It’s a vicious cycle.

I want to create a resource with a list of experiments/simulations for the different units of a Physics 11 class. Along with these experiment ideas could be a link to a video of a demonstration, as resources to conduct an experiment might not be available, or a student might miss the class. I would also like the resource to reference exciting content regarding the topic.

As of now, the project is available through Google Slides. I am questioning whether this will be its permanent home. The scope of the project is in a state of constant flux. I feel that my goals of including exciting content, many scientific disciplines, video examples, example probing questions, common conceptual misconceptions, etc. are a bit too lofty, but I’m happy that it has potential. I’m also happy that I know that it will be useful for some teachers, as it has already benefitted my tutoring.