PH 111 Wiki activities:magnetism:classificationofmaterials http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/ 2020-01-26T00:01:34-08:00 PH 111 Wiki http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/ http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-07-10T09:26:20-08:00 activities:magnetism:classificationofmaterials:start http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/coursewikis/ph111/doku.php?id=activities:magnetism:classificationofmaterials:start&rev=1341937580 Navigation Links Fall 2009-Day 12 The instructor passed out a manilla envelope. The front of the envelope had the list of items, and inside the envelope the items awaited an activity.The instructor asked the students to classify, or group, a large quantity of items in any way they chose. With little information about the new unit of study, the students agreed upon grouping the items by what they were made of. Collaboratively, they made piles of items that fit into the categories of plastic, pa…