Wiki for Physics Project
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Why wikia? it is a program where students can easily put in their opinion, settle on certain topics easily and something that is fluid and a work in progress, rather than a post. They also can post photos easily.
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The learning goals of my project…
a. To apply impulse/momentum to a real life situation–the crumple zone on a car.
b. To have students go thorugh the process of editing an researching the physics and its practical application.
c. To have students learn how to utilize a wiki. -
Students must create a model crumple zone that will have to hold together an egg, thus trying to affect the force exerted over a period that changes it momentum. Instead of typing a paper, students can do their own research, contribute and edit from home and post it in one convienent place.
- The wiki will be graded for various aspects at during times for certain criteria… for example an initial design, the research behind their design, a final design with supporting research, and an anylsis of the physics governing their collision and what each group is trying to achieve.
- The largest challenge is to get everyone to contriubute and to teach them how to use the technology. The opportunities can be tremendous because students can work at all times on this and if done early in the year, you could use it for other quarters.
