http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/ 2020-01-26T02:07:18-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/ http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-17T10:50:01-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/doku.php?id=days:winter2012daybyday:winter2012day1:magnetism:generating_questions_about_magnetism&rev=1326826201 After completing a diagnostic, Emily asked each group to come up with questions related to magnetism that they could answer by using materials in the classroom. Group #1 decided to test the question: how strong are different shaped magnets? They tested this by holding various magnets at the end of a ruler and seeing how close a paperclip needed to be before it reached the magnet’s force field. They found that the square magnet they were testing was stronger than the circle. Group #2 came up wi… text/html 2012-02-08T14:05:46-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/doku.php?id=days:winter2012daybyday:winter2012day1:magnetism:sorting_random_objects&rev=1328738746 Each group received a packet full of random materials. The packets contained things like two spoons composed of different types of metal, a penny, a nickel, aluminum foil, a rubber band, a plastic fork, packing material, Styrofoam, paperclips, etc. I asked the groups to sort the materials in any way they wanted. Group #1 sorted their objects by what type of material they are made out of while Group #2 sorted by size. After Emily gave each group a magnet and suggested they re-sort the objects, bo… text/html 2012-01-17T10:48:52-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/doku.php?id=days:winter2012daybyday:winter2012day1:magnetism:start&rev=1326826132 Sorting Random Objects Generating Questions about Magnetism