Physics, Algebra and Tech Integration!

Our high school physics classes have been using the SparkVue software on their student laptops to collect and analyze data through various Pasco sensors and probes. Glen Lake Community Schools purchased a site license for this software and it is installed on the high school student-issued laptops. This software enables students to collect real time data using sensors and probes through the SparkVue program. These technologies together allow students to immediately analyze the data to get to deeper levels of understanding with in the content. 
In one lab recently, the math and physics teachers collaborated for a cross-curricular lab with the Physics I and Algebra I students. Shannon Fisher, Glen Lake's Physics and Chemistry teacher stated
"Jim Douglas (GL math teacher) and I collaborated on a lesson covering forces. His middle school Algebra I students joined my sophomore Physics I students to investigate how changing the mass of a cart and pulling force affects the acceleration." Very cool! Check out out the picture of these students in action. 



The Physics II students also use this software and corresponding probe-ware to collect data during labs. These students were calculating and measuring force, as described by the student below.






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Spanish Chatter Pix

Image
What's more fun than animals dressed up and speaking Spanish? Señora Pina's 4th, 5th and 6th grade elementary Spanish students were able to do just this! These students were learning the first person tenses of the Spanish verbs "to be" and "to have". To practice their new learning, the students were able to pick an animal that they wanted to be. They found images of their chosen animal online, saved them to their iPads and imported the images into the app "Chatterpix". This fun app allows students to add their own voice recording to any image to make it "talk". The students spoke as if they were the animal to describe their characteristics in the first person. Check out the video below for a sampling of these projects. Buen trabajo estudiantes de español!
Read more

Rockin' Elementary Robotics

Image
This year, Glen Lake Elementary has four amazing robotics teams that have been working their tails off to build, drive and begin to program their VEX IQ robots. The teams are comprised of 3rd and 4th graders with parent volunteer coaches. They practice at least once per week and are learning much more than robotics. Teamwork, compromise, listening, collaboration and good sportsmanship skills are essential for a successful robotics team. This January and February, our 3rd grade teams competed against other local teams in weekly completions through the VEX IQ Challenge. We had 15 third graders compete and they rocked it with one our of Glen Lake teams taking 2nd Place overall! The second round of competition, which will include our 4th graders will be starting next week. Way to go Little Lakers, we are so proud of you! 3rd Grade Robotics
Read more

Middle School Project-based Learning

Image
How do we inform the general public about how to prevent spreading the invasion of nonnative species? This was the driving question that guided Mrs. Vann and her 8th grade English students through a challenging and relevant project this spring. To answer this question, the students first did in-depth research on their chosen invasive species in collaboration with our librarian Mrs. Besselsen. They used this research to write a formal research paper highlighting their chosen species including how to prevent the spread of this species in our local region. In addition to their own research, the class hosted three park rangers from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park to learn more about the park service and the invasive species that threaten our natural areas. The students also spent a day at the park learning through hands-on experiences. Mrs. Vann explained, "Students adventured to Glen Haven to complete dune restoration along the shoreline as well a s beach and trail clean-u
Read more