Teaching About Kinematics — Student Edition
Jane Bray Nelson, Jane Bray Nelson, Jim Nelson, Jim Nelson · 2015
Glossing over kinematics often leaves students poorly prepared to continue their study of physical phenomena. This AAPT/PTRA Resource, based on physics education researcQ, provides the resources needed to introduce students to some of the fundamental building blocks of physics. The approach features a carefully thought-out, step-by-step laboratory-based introduction to the foundation upon which much of physics is built. Inquiry, measurement, and analysis of laboratory data are emphasized throughout. This book starts with chapters on the measurement of Time and Space, followed by chapters designed to distinguish among Speed, Velocity, and three types of Acceleration. In addition to dozens of laboratory activities, it provides worksheets, transparency masters, and helpful hints by two master PTRAs.