Monday, January 14, 2019

YouTube Physics

Web videos that involve physics are fun to watch. They can be even more engaging with the addition of a few well-crafted questions. Note: sometimes videos on YouTube "disappear". They can usually be found using search.

Add these to your mix of classroom demonstrations and lab activities to thoroughly teach each topic at hand. I developed this resource for use with my own physics students.

YouTube Physics on Teachers Pay Teachers

L E S S O N S

1. DODGE NITRO JUMP
This activity engages students with a practical problem. A motorist is trying to revive his broken-down car. A second motorist offers assistance. When a jump-start is arranged, things take an unexpected turn in the parking lot at Beachs.

Jump Start Dodge Nitro Ad (YouTube v=r1RiysqWBVI)

The Galileo and Einstein Projectile Motion sim can be used to model the motion of the launched car. When air resistance is added to the simulation, things take an unexpected turn once again.

An understanding of algebraic kinematics is required here. Certainly appropriate for AP Physics 1.