Josh Miranda - Teacher, Revere High School
Content Area(s): Physics
Background / Bio / Educational Philosophy:
CAPSULE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: I started using EBL in my second year of teaching and have been using engineering in the classroom at various levels for 3 years. I have implemented activities and projects ranging from single period activities to year-long open-ended Capstone projects in junior level introductory algebra-based physics classes and AP Physics classes. I have used EBL to supplement my lessons, as final projects after a unit, and as a project to teach the content throughout a unit. My resources are extremely limited. Some of my projects have included:
· Bridges (activity, culminating project) - forces
· Catapults (activity, culminating unit project, unit-long project) – projectile motion
· Mousetrap Cars (activity, culminating unit project) – conservation of energy
· Rube Goldberg Machines (activity, culminating unit project) – conservation of energy, conservation of momentum/collisions
· Capstone Project (course-long open-ended project) – various topics
Background / Bio / Educational Philosophy:
CAPSULE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: I started using EBL in my second year of teaching and have been using engineering in the classroom at various levels for 3 years. I have implemented activities and projects ranging from single period activities to year-long open-ended Capstone projects in junior level introductory algebra-based physics classes and AP Physics classes. I have used EBL to supplement my lessons, as final projects after a unit, and as a project to teach the content throughout a unit. My resources are extremely limited. Some of my projects have included:
· Bridges (activity, culminating project) - forces
· Catapults (activity, culminating unit project, unit-long project) – projectile motion
· Mousetrap Cars (activity, culminating unit project) – conservation of energy
· Rube Goldberg Machines (activity, culminating unit project) – conservation of energy, conservation of momentum/collisions
· Capstone Project (course-long open-ended project) – various topics
Download copies of my implementation plan, classroom activities, EBL strategies, or related curricula below.
Engineering Journal Entry | |
File Size: | 23 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Engineering Worksheet | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | doc |