1. “Elementary and Middle School Physics Lessons” By: Valerie Flaa, Megan Hopkins, Michelle Kimble, & Kylie Moore

2. Group Pictures Valerie KylieMichelle Megan

3. Part 1: Teaching PET Jr. teaching experience in Ms. Bishop’s 3 rd grade classroom at Benton County School of the Arts and presentation of the PET Jr. Lessons to Ms. Bishop.

4. Ms. Bishop and Class Ms. Bishop

5. Michelle Teaching “Magnetic Interactions with Objects”

6. Michelle’s Video Clip

7. Megan Teaching “The Strength of Magnets”

8. Megan’s Video Clip

9. Kylie Teaching “The Path of Electricity”

10. Kylie’s Video Clip

11. Valerie Teaching “Conductors and Insulators”

12. Valerie’s Video Clip

13. Part 2: Finding Middle School Physics Lessons Find and put together a collection of Physics lessons for Mrs. Foreman, who is a 6 th -7 th grade Math and Science teacher at Decatur Middle School.

14. Mrs. Foreman’s 7 th Hour Class

15. Lessons Magnetism Discovering how light moves Comparing different type of equipment that uses lenses Investigating how objects move Comparing the human body to a machine Comparing static and current electricity Exploring the origin of static electricity Investigating lightning Describing the physical world Exploring physics behind toys

16. Lessons Cont… Discovering that physics explains nature Comparing different forms of energy Discovering sources of energy (chemical, electrical, heat, and nuclear) Investigating matter and its interactions Exploring the nature of motion Exploring the motions of fluids Distinguishing between electromagnetic and physical waves

17. Lessons Cont… Comparing diffraction, refraction, and reflection Discovering the components of light Exploring properties of light Comparing reflection and refraction Comparing electricity and magnetism Designing an electric circuit

18. Conversion/Formulas for Lessons Reference card with conversion chart Reference card with common conversion formulas Poster with conversion chart Poster with common conversion formulas

19. Technology Used Digital Video Camera Windows Movie Maker Internet Explorer Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint

20. References www.discoveryschool.com www.discoveryschool.com/cirriculumcenter/magnetism http://www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/as/index.html http://www.wwu.edu/depts/tutorialcenter/conversions.htm www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001729.html http://www.tlsbooks.com/unitsofmeasure.htm http://www.edhelper.com/math/placevalue

21. Contacts Ms. Bishop Leagha Foreman Mrs. Foreman Diana Phillips