Felipe Almeida
Resources for Teacher Colleagues
Portioned Practice and Fast Feedback
I created scaffolded 11U practice problems in Google Forms so students can submit their responses for immediate feedback. The forms are intended to save time and make practice / 'homework' more meaningful and rewarding for both teachers and students. Details, motivations and jusifications can be found in the articles below.
Links: Forms, Completion Data Template + Instructions
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OAPT Newsletter - May 2021 - The articles appear in the Ontario Association of Physics Teachers (OAPT) Ontario Association of Physics Teachers (OAPT) newsletter.
OAPT Physics Hour - Mar 04 2021 - 20-minute presentation of the forms and their usefullness was given at March's OAPT Physics Hour Conference.
Physics Applets
Caring for a Cubic Fox
Caring for a Cubic Fox is an animated tutorial that explores Newtons's Laws and the Law of Conservation of Energy without explicit mention of them. Students are encouraged to complete it at the start of SPH3U (or SPH4U) and again after the motion unit, forces unit and energy unit.