Friday, January 6, 2023

Centripetal Force Labs

 My husband, Rob, teaches Physics.  My brain shuts off when I approach Physics.  I can teach Physical Science.  I took two semesters of College Physics.  I just can’t visualize Physics.  My role is to find labs for Rob.  Rob is teaching centripetal forces and plans to do a couple labs: Centripetal Forces and Whirling a Bucket lab.  His class whirls cups of water inside plastic buckets—outside. Try different cups.  Yes, everything should be inquiry-based.  Rob plans to let the kids measure forces with this lab, which has lots of math and requires simple materials.  Perfect.



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