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Started by Geraldine J. Fouts
Wed, 22 Feb 1995 06:57
Re: AP Physics and Labs
Author: Geraldine J. Fouts
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 06:57
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 06:57
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I would just like to know how long are your classes and do you have double class periods? gheri fouts On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Ron Curtin wrote: > I have been teaching AP Physics for about 10 years and I have heard the > complaint that there is just too much material to allow labs too. (I've > even heard the same comment from some people about the teaching of > regular physics.) I think that Physics is really a lab science and > depends a great deal on laboratory work. I can't imagine teaching AP > Physics without some laboratory work. I feel that I can cover all of the > material and still do labs but, if I couldn't, I am sure that I would > choose to omit some material and do the labs. > > Ron Curtin > curtin@oven.ccds.charlotte.nc > > > On Mon, 20 Feb 1995, T. Boyd Moore wrote: > > > > I have been assigned to teach the AP Physics class at our school next > > > year. The current instructor is of the opinion that the amount of > > > material that must be covered to prepare the students for the AP exam > > > leaves no time for lab work. Any comments or suggestions? > > > > > That's what I found when I tried teaching it for 2 years in Hanover Co. > > However, I am not a super-organized type. Another way to approach it > > (which you have to do anyway) is to leave out topics. If the students > > thoroughly master the most basic concepts, I think they will get a > > better score than if they are exposed to all of physics. > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > T. Boyd Moore - Physics & Math teacher, Caroline High School, > > Milford, VA 22514. KO4WK. Galatians 2:20 e-mail:tbmoore@pen.k12.va.us > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >
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