Project Based Learning (PBL)
Project Based Learning (PBL)
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Project Based Learning (PBL) affords students an opportunity to interact with subject matter content in interesting ways. The complexity of most projects, as well as the various stages involved in their completion, allow projects to be excellent vehicles for both student learning and assessment.
The "Toilet Paper Challenge"
In this assignment, students are challenged with applying the principles of dynamics, energy, and kinematics. Students must determine a situation in which a dropped roll and an unraveling one hit the ground at the same instant. Students must first derive a height ratio - and there are a couple ways it can be done - then video their first and only attempt.
Gallery of Past Projects
More examples of projects done in my classes.
Fun project where students design and build a battery powered boat capable of crossing the school's lake as they learn about circuits.
Design thinking and engineering principles are applied in the study of wave properties and harmonics.
Design and build a working vacuum cleaner. Students write a paper describing everything it takes to make it work.
Demonstrate the principles of two-dimensional kinematics by building an electromagnet based apparatus.
Apply the principles of dynamics as well as the conservation of mechanical energy to this interesting problem
Projectile Launcher
Projectile Launcher
Students design and build launchers. They must also devise and conduct a test to determine the initial launch velocity.
Egg Drop
Egg Drop
Parachutes and padding are NOT allowed. Additionally, the device must be less than 100 grams.
Hydraulic Pump
Hydraulic Pump
Interaction with and observation of fluid statics and Pascals Principle can be facilitated with this simple device.
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