Physics is taught by Mrs. Chase, who is also one of my homeroom teachers. In physics we learn different concepts such as kinematics, dynamics, and energy. Each new thing we learn builds upon what we have learned in the past, and we encounter many different levels of problems and ways to think about them. We have homework/practice problems, labs, quizzes, and tests, which can be used to show our abilities.
One part of physics that allows us to understand the material better is the labwork that we do. As a part of our dynamics unit, we did a lab to investigate different dynamics related hypotheses. My group, which consisted of me, Rishi, and Nick E. chose to investigate if the coefficient of kinetic friction changes on an incline, using a Modified Atwood’s Machine. We all collected data together, but then wrote our lab reports separately, with an additional requirement of making it on only one page. You can see the report I wrote HERE and to your right if you want to learn more.
As a way to try and help us be more connected with what is actually happening in physics and who has contributed to the field of physics, we all signed up to make posters about a scientist or current event. I chose to make my poster earlier in the year, and you can see that poster HERE or to your left, and I chose to make it about Lisa Randall, who is a theoretical physicist and a professor at Harvard. One of her major contributions to the field of physics was with the Randall-Sundrum model, which explains the universe in multiple dimensions. After creating the poster, I had to present it in front of the class, and then the poster was hung up so that people from other classes could learn about her as well.