Flipping the Classroom

Below is a post I've copied directly from my physics blog describing prep the students are supposed to do for a class.  They had a long time to do it, and they had had more previous classroom exposure to the ideas.  Please try to do it before Friday.  You may not feel entirely successful at it, but the more that you can do the richer our discussion will be on Friday, and the more we can explore what flipping the classroom looks like.



Over spring break please watch the video in the link below, play with the simulation (also linked) and answer the 9 questions.  Bring your answers to class.  They will be used in a discussion that requires your preparation. I will check them for completion at the beginning of the activity.

Link to Spring Break Homework

The video is one from a series of 6 created in the 80's about the nature of light.  While the effects are poor by today's standards, the information and what they show about how the scientific understanding develops is good.  The user at the link below has uploaded many old science videos.  The six videos in the wave/particle series on light are at the very bottom of his list.

Link to Videos

Finally, on the first block day after Spring Break the class will engage in a Socratic Seminar on some challenging questions about the nature of light.  The following link to an alternative assignment is required for people who miss that day.

Seminar Make Up Assignment