Force, Motion, and Energy

Sponsored by

The Salem State Collaborative

Presenter: Bill Wallace, Educational Consultant and Science Teacher, Lynnfield High School

Location: Lynnfield High School, Science Wing Room 104, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield MA 01940

Audience: Grades 7-12 Science Teachers (Physical Science Content)

Times: 3:15-5:30 PM

PDP’s: 10 for the session (lesson plan required)

Fee: $50 for Member Districts $195 for non-Member Districts

Description: This workshop will focus on the use of CPO equipment to teach basic concepts in distance, velocity, and acceleration. Specifically, carts, timers, and ramps will be used in conjunction with Microsoft Excel to record, analyze, and graph data. Determination of instantaneous and average velocity will be discussed. A “roller coaster” ramp will also be used to calculate kinetic and potential energy. Participants will receive detailed handouts for all activities to be used in the classroom. This workshop is for science teachers of grades 6-12 and is associated with Physics Learning Standards 1 and 2 (Motion and Forces and Conservation of Energy and Momentum) as well as Standards 11 and 12 for grades 6-8 (Motion of Objects) in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. Activities are equally useful in physical science or physics classes.

Session Date (Wednesdays) Topic

Session 1: 25 February 2009 Introduction to motion, speed and acceleration (Motion Lab #1)

Session 2: 4 March 2009 The effects of forces on speed and acceleration (Motion Lab #2)

Session 3: 11 March 2009 Calculating potential and kinetic energy using a roller coaster ramp

Session 4: 18 March 2009 Using Microsoft Excel to graph data taken in these lab activities

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please either email (preferred) or call Jim at 781-771-4860.

Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session

DEADLINE to sign up is February 19, 2009