1. A major strategy to help students learn AP PHYSICS B Do More Labs

2. Models for the AP B course 2 nd year course -- double period every other day 1 st year course – double period every other day 1 st year course – double period every day

3. You don’t have to learn or teach the entire course to get a 5. AP Grade2009 exam ranges Minimum percent for grade 5112 - 18062 % 485 - 11147% 357 - 8432% 240 - 5622% 10 - 390% Even a very good Regents student can get a 3 on the AP exam.

4. Covering the material doesn’t mean the students have learned it.

5. Why do more labs?  Students enjoy doing hands-on activities.  Students are still basically doing physics problems and calculations.  Students are learning other things besides physics e.g. how to use a clamp, compass, protractor, etc.  TROUBLESHOOTING skills  It helps give students and teachers a break especially on high stress days such as testing or tough topics.

6. Labs for AP Physics B Zin activity with dimensional analysisTask Uniform motion with a battery-operated carExploratory Falling objects and the acceleration of gravityExploratory Motion on an inclined planeExploratory Hole in One? -- Horizontal projectile taskTask Projectiles at anglesExploratory Pendulum IExploratory Phootball physics and What's your trajectory?Exploratory Bull's eye -- Assymmetrical projectile taskTask Amusement Park Physics at AdventurelandExploratory FrictionExploratory Kilogrammy lab -- Static equilibrium task to find unknown massTask TorqueTask Terminal velocityExploratory Newton's 2nd law -- Effect from changing massExploratory Newton's 2nd law -- Effect from changing net forceExploratory Atwood machine -- task to find unknown massTask Impulse and momentum -- with a popper toyExploratory Impulse and momentum -- task to protect an eggTask Hooke's lawExploratory Simple Harmonic Motion with a springExploratory Simple Harmonic Motion with a pendulumExploratory Circular MotionExploratory Conservation of momentum in linear collisionsExploratory Conservation of momentum in two-dimensional collisionsExploratory WorkExploratory Kinetic energy in linear collisionsExploratory Energy conservation with projectiles -- task to hit a targetTask Spring energy with a pop-up toy --- task to find spring constantTask Energy of a bouncing ballExploratory Floating and Sinking -- Archimede's PrincipleExploratory Electrostatics -- Conduction and InductionExploratory Millikan simulationTask Ohm's LawExploratory Series circuitsExploratory Parallel circuitsExploratory Series-parallel virtual circuit labExploratory Magnetic FieldsExploratory ElectromagnetismExploratory Speed of sound using resonanceExploratory Curved mirrors -- task to find radius of curvatureTask Refraction effectsExploratory Index of Refraction of glassExploratory Index of Refraction of unknown liquidTask LensesExploratory Double lens system -- task to find a final image from two lensesTask Finding wavelengths of visible light using diffraction gratingsTask

11. If students only remember 10% of your class, what 10% do you want them to remember?