1. Students learn while leaving a teaching legacy

2. Dorian McIntire PE Program Coordinator dmcinti1@tctc.edu G eneral E ngineering T echnology Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, South Carolina

3.  Why Projects?  A sample project  Phases of the project  More projects  Inspirations  List of ideas

4.  Pros  Engage students  Students can be students best teacher.  Create valuable props for teaching Put on a physics show Create a STEM outreach center  Hone students presentation skills  So many ideas – so little time  Cons  Demanding for instructor  Cost management  Space management  Tools required

5.  Principles demonstrated  Magnetism Magnetic vs non-magnetic materials Concentrating magnetic fields  Electro-magnetism  Even strong magnets don’t work like Wiley Coyote magnets.  Resistance – Ohms law  Current (I 2 R rule)  Voltage Physics Media\Stem Presentation.avi

9.  Research phase  Proposal phase  Building phase  Presentation phase  Grading

10.  Have students forms groups of 3 to 5 students  Give students some time to research a project idea.  Spread groups over different disciplines to avoid too many projects in only a few disciplines. Some disciplines include:  Mechanics  Energy  Sound  Light  Electricity  Fluids  Thermodynamics  Be careful to avoid low difficulty projects.

11.  Each should email a formal proposal with the following information:  Project name  Discipline covered  Concept revealed  Description  Parts required  Approximate size  Approximate cost

12.  A working area with access to simple tools is a must.  Insist students maintain the work area.  Introduce workshops on certain lab days to address common problems faced by groups. Working with materials Simple circuits  Many times it is discovered that some students have never handled tools.  Stress the importance of safety.

17.  Hovercraft  Jacobs ladder  PVC pipe instrument  Induction Furnace  Energy conversion tower  Air vortex launcher  Newton’s cradle  Tesla coil

24. Physics demonstrations ideas:  Wonders of Physics Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMt5hPsNBc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMt5hPsNBc Episode 17: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW6XqPFKgHk&fea ture=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW6XqPFKgHk&fea ture=related Episode 26: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAf9a2_lIg&featu re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvAf9a2_lIg&featu re=related

25. Physics demonstrations ideas:  National Stem Center: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/ collection/491/physics-demonstration- films#collection-resources http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/ collection/491/physics-demonstration- films#collection-resources  AU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXuOFjvb7w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXuOFjvb7w  Phun Physics: http://phun.physics.virginia.edu/demos/ http://phun.physics.virginia.edu/demos/

26. Physics demonstrations ideas:  WFU demonstrations http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/avimo v/bychptr/bychptr.htm

27.  Wonder Works (the upside down building) - bring your camera  The Epcot Center – bring your camera  The Children's Museum; Greenville South Carolina.  YouTube searches  The Amateur Scientist; C. L Stong  125 Physics Projects for the Evil Genius; Jerry Silver

28.  Ring Launcher  Vortex Shooter  Electromagnet  Newton's Cradle  Stirling Engine  Energy storage tower  Resonance tube instrument (Blue Man)  Aluminum Plate Levitator

29.  Transformer Experiments Microwave Oven transformer (magnets, iron filings)  Tesla Coil  Ion Gun*  Induction Furnace*  Electric motor/generator  Jacobs Ladder  Walking Chain  Battery Powered Hovercraft

30.  Merging colors using LEDs  Magnet drop generator (lights LEDs)  Waterdrop Strobe*  Gravity strength detector (laser pointer used in torsion balance) *  Solar steam generator*  Doppler effect demonstrator  Superconductivity *  Light-beam communication (LED and Solar)

31.  Sound patterns (speaker, salt)  Non-Linear fluid (speaker, signal generator, corn starch and water mixture)  Webcam physics (how can inexpensive webcams be used to freeze motion in physics experiments)  Bed of nails