Physics Fonts
You may have never really thought about fonts, but fonts convey subtle messages about the word they are displaying. For example, many companies use Helvetica to show people that they are a modern, well put together company. If you were a company advertising skateboards, you would use an edgier font to reach your audience. Many Primary school teachers use Comic Sans to bring fun into the classroom. The font companies choose says a lot about them. If a company chooses an overused font like Papyrus, then you might think they are trying to be different, but lack the creativity to actually be different. In this project you and a partner will work together to create a font that will make the word look like the definition. This website calls this type of art Autologlyphs. If you really want to know a bunch of information about typography and fonts check out this documentary: http://www.helveticafilm.com/
Essential Questions
-How can you make the letters of a word represent the definition?
-How can you use the right side of your brain to remember definitions better?
-How can you learn deeper content through analyzing the drafts of other students?
Group Deliverables
-1st, 2nd, and final draft of autologlyph
-Two mini presentations in front of class (30-45 seconds each)
Individual Deliverables
-Review notes
-At least two written records of feedback for other presenters
-Definitions Test
Project Timeline
* = Since we are doing critiques, you will not get credit for this assignment if you do not have it at the Beginning Of Class (BOC).
Physics Terms
Momentum
Voltage
Current
Resistance
Series (Circuit)
Parallel (Circuit)
Gravity
Alternating Current
Longitudinal (Wave)
Buoyancy
Capacitor
Static
Critical Angle
Density
Direct Current
Terminal Velocity
Fluids
Diffusion
Dissolve
Half-Life
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
Ideal Gas Law
Inertia
Magnification
Monochromatic
Polychromatic
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Oscillate
Projectile Motion
Pressure
Tessellate
Reflection
Refraction
Solenoid
Sonic Boom
Surface Tension
Tangential
Crest
Trough
Unpolarized Light
Expansion
Contraction
Constant Speed vs Acceleration