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Properties and Structures
investigates the physical properties of objects and how their arrangement into structures affects their response to forces.
Course Objectives
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Identify physical properties of objects
and the materials that comprise them
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Explore how materials and objects respond
to and apply forces
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Explore the difference between dynamic
and static situations
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Discover how structural shapes and materials
affect stability
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Use prediction and testing as a learning tool
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Assess learning in an ongoing manner
Course Syllabus
Session 1:
Properties and Forces
Examine physical properties of objects and
the materials that comprise them, and look
at the effect of properties on how objects
respond to and apply forces. Teaching and
learning strategies focus on making and testing
predictions.
Session 2:
Static Structures
Explore the difference between static structures
and dynamic objects and come to understand why
static structures can remain stable in spite of
the forces they endure. Teaching and learning
strategies focus on assessment of learning.
Additional Course Information
- 15 contact hours
- Third in a series of three courses for teachers of
elementary
physical science
- Other courses in the series:
- A full survey course (45 contact hours),
Teaching Elementary Physical Science, is also available.
We recommend course modules be taken in order. If this is not possible,
it's important to have a basic knowledge of the content and methodology
described in the preceding courses.
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