On Thursday, Oct 30, nearly 120 CP and AP physics students on 24 teams presented their products for the freshmen physics PBL (Problem-Based Learning experience) to 3 panels of experts. Check out some photos that were shared by the Anatomy in Clay center of students sharing their prototypes and ideas.
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Students spent the week of October 20-24 building and revising their prosthesis prototypes, then began preparing their PBL presentations for next week. After building 3D clay models of the musculature of the hand and studying basic biomechanics, students were challenged to build a 2 dimensional finger model that was capable of both flexion and extension. Students began by tracing 2D models of the distal, intermediate and proximal phallanx, along with the 3rd metatarsal, which were provided by Anatomy in Clay, onto pieces of foam board or card board. Students could then use a variety of craft/building supplies to connect the pieces and animate them to move. Phallanx, Metacarpels and Carpels, Oh My! |
About this PBL
At Northglenn High School, all 9th grade students take physics as their freshman core science class. Depending on students' math proficiency, they take either College Preparatory (CP) Physics or Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1. This Problem-Based Learning (PBL) experience is a unifying activity that is shared by all 600+ Northglenn 9th graders, regardless of their physics course. ArchivesCategories |