Week 15

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   What did you learn this week? 

We started lecture by going back to the experiments we did a couple of weeks ago. We continued to build off of the ideas about the plunger and why it sticks to surfaces. We learned that when you push the plunger down there are more particles on the outside then on the inside and that it why the plunger looks like it is caving in. My group then investigated why the ice melted faster in the pan then on wood. We looked at many different simulations that showed use how the hotter particles move down to the cooler particles and warm them up. A pan gets hotter faster then wood and that's why the ice melts faster. We also learned that particles are in constant motions, collide with each other, and attract each other.

How can you apply what you’ve learned to your teaching in the future?

I like the flip video we did to show what we learned through our investigation. I think this is a get assessment to see what the student learned throughout the lesson. I also liked all of the different tools we used for learning. Not only did we talk with our group about our ideas but we also created pictures on the white boards, used simulations, and did the flip video. I think all of these things I want to use in my own teaching and it can make lessons more engaging.

What remaining questions do you still have?
We did not have enough time to go through the "sweaty drink" portion of the lab so I would still like to know why that happens and if there was more information that would be important for understanding particles and how they interact.













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