An Inquiry-Based Course Using 'Physics?' in Cartoons and Movies

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  • Author(s): Rogers, Michael
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Physics Teacher. Jan 2007 45(1):38-41.
  • Physical Description:
    PDF
  • Publication Date:
    2007
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Descriptive
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://scitation.aip.org/tpt
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      4
    • Subject Terms:
      Cartoons; Biology; Inquiry; Physics; Science Instruction; Student Motivation; Visual Aids; Books; Films; Teaching Methods; Educational Media
    • Accession Number:
      10.1119/1.2409508
    • ISSN:
      0031-921X
    • Abstract:
      Books, cartoons, movies, and video games provide engaging opportunities to get both science and nonscience students excited about physics. An easy way to use these media in one's classroom is to have students view clips and identify unusual events, odd physics, or list things that violate our understanding of the physics that governs our universe. These activities provide a lesson or two of material, but how does one create an entire course on examining the physics in books, cartoons, movies, and video games? Other approaches attempt to reconcile events in various media with our understanding of physics or use cartoons themselves to help explain physics topics.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      10
    • Publication Date:
      2010
    • Accession Number:
      EJ891964