Implementing OpenSciEd 8.1 Contact Forces

Implementing OpenSciEd 8.1 Contact Forces

February 8-22 2022 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presenters

  • Greg Bachmeier
  • Jake Bell

Description

This course was designed to introduce and prepare science educators to implement the OpenSciEd 8.1 Contact Forces.

Oh, no! I’ve dropped my phone! Most of us have experienced the panic of watching our phones slip out of our hands and fall to the floor. We’ve experienced the relief of picking up an undamaged phone and the frustration of the shattered screen. This common experience anchors learning in the Contact Forces unit as students explore a variety of phenomena to figure out, “Why do things sometimes get damaged when they hit each other?”

Student questions about the factors that result in a shattered cell phone screen lead them to investigate what is really happening to any object during a collision. They make their thinking visible with free-body diagrams, mathematical models, and system models to explain the effects of relative forces, mass, speed, and energy in collisions. Students then use what they have learned about collisions to engineer something that will protect a fragile object from damage in a collision. They investigate which materials to use, gather design input from stakeholders to refine the criteria and constraints, develop micro and macro models of how their solution is working, and optimize their solution based on data from investigations. Finally, students apply what they have learned from the investigation and design to a related design problem.

This training includes two 2-hour Zoom sessions and asynchronous work to be completed in Canvas. Teachers that complete the course are eligible to receive a $100 stipend and 10 STEM clock hours.

Event Notes

Participants should create an account with OpenSciEd in order to access the materials. The Zoom link will be sent out to participants the week before Session 1.

These courses are focused on Washington State educators' needs and standards, and all session times listed are Pacific Time.

Dates

  • Tue, February 8 2022
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    Zoom
  • Tue, February 22 2022
    3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    Zoom

Registration

Event # 139192

Price
Free
Registered
18 / 30
Registration Ends
Saturday Feb 5, 2022 3:30 PM
Registration is now closed.

Professional Hours

Clock Hour Number: VAK0692
10.00 Clock Hours $30.00
10.00 STEM

Subjects

Science