As Todd has said last night we had a physics night and got together to float boats that the students had made. We are going over forces and while we were talking about the different kinds of forces I brought up boyancy force.
I actually don't think this is in the core but saw it as a chance to apply our book studies to the real world and to have some fun. The students had to calculate the amount of water they would need to displace to float while they designed it. I was quite pleased with the way it turned out. While talking to students and people in the comunity you could tell it was being talked about, and quite a few spectators showed up simply to watch. I also believe it can help get people exited about physics class, I have had all kinds of students asking if I am doing the same sort of things next year.
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Tom
One of my goals for my science students and teachers is -Students take responsible risks and see error as a part of learning. I think you are doing this . . . exemplifying it for students and letting them experience it.
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