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Title: Ferrous Wheel (ID:17) $
Begin & End Dates: 9/28/98 to 11/21/98 (Completed)
Number of Classrooms: open
Age Range: 10 - 17 Years
Target Audience: Anyone
Summary: 8-week physics lab in which each classroom designs an amusement park ride with the help of a physics moderator and on-line Q& A with amusement park experts. Basic physics principles covered in on-line background material and practice problems. School projects posted on Web. Units for both jr/middle and sr. high. 8-week project.
Key Words: math, physics, interactiv
Project Level: Basic Project
Curriculum Fit: Mathematics; Science
Technologies Used: Email; List server; Discussion Forum
Collaboration Styles Used: none listed
Full Project Description:
8-week physics lab in which each classroom designs an amusement park ride with the help of a physics moderator and on-line Q& A with amusement park experts. Basic physics principles covered in on-line background material and practice problems. School projects posted on Web. Units for both jr/middle and sr. high. 8-week project. Moderated and designed by Denise Ciotti, physics teacher, Winsor School for Girls, Boston, MA and MIT professor Robert C. Berwick, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Objectives:
To create a physics forum on the Web that follows traditional textbook instructional guidelines, but which allows interaction and exchange of information among schools and field experts.
Project URL: http://www.onlineclass.com
Registration Status: Closed
Registration Dates: 4/01/98 to 9/28/98
Registration Instructions: Registration fee to cover costs. Registration information available at http://www.onlineclass.com or tbt@onlineclass.com
to send email to project coordinator.
Cathy de Moll -
OnlineClass
St Paul,
Minnesota, United States
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