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Newton's Third Law states that for every action or force there is an equal and opposite reaction, This means that when two objects interact, the force on one object is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction as the force applied to the other object. Students in a general college physics course seem to struggle with this law conceptually, so McKenzie Sorce and Dr. Jennifer Blue decided to explore what aspect of this law students do not seem to grasp.
Introduction and Overview
Introduction and Overview
Thinking for future science teachers, why are students so intimidated to take a physics course? Is it because physics concepts go against students’ common sense? Does what students see in their everyday life contradict what students learn in the classroom? I decided to explore these questions specifically relating to Newton's Third Law of Motion. I admistered a google form to Miami students taking physics to explore how they think about this law.
McKenzie Sorce
McKenzie Sorce
Undergraduate Researcher
Undergraduate Researcher
McKenzie is a third-year Integrated Science Secondary Education major with a concentration in physics. She is planning on becoming a high school physics teacher. She has a passion for physics and guiding other students appreciate the subject as well. She loves that physics can be applied to students' day to day world. There are so many opportunities to teach physics in a way to get students to see the world through the lense of a physist, and she hopes she gets to impact her students in this way one day.
Dr. Jennifer Blue
Dr. Jennifer Blue
Professor of Physics and Arts and Sciences
Professor of Physics and Arts and Sciences
NACE Competencies
NACE Competencies
Career and Self Development
Career and Self Development
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Professionalism
Professionalism
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