Physics - Open Resources and Tools
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Nerk van Rossum
Physics - Open Resources and Tools
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Nerk van Rossum
Author:
Bridget Nash
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CONNEXIONS
Rice University, Houston, Texas
This selection and arrangement of content as a collection is copyrighted by Nerk van Rossum. It is licensed under
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Collection structure revised: June 2, 2011
PDF generated: October 29, 2012
For copyright and attribution information for the modules contained in this collection, see p. 8.
Table of Contents
1 Khan Academy website review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 PhET Simulations website review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3 MIT open coursewear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Chapter 1
Khan Academy website review
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1.1 Khan Academy
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http://www.khanacademy.org/
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Figure 1.1
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A not-for-prot organisation with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere
The Khan Academy is all about using video to explain the world, with the work focussed on creating
a good experience for students
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They place deep understanding of content above anything else
Videos cover chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, maths, biology, history, economics
1.1.1 What the website oers:
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Over 1800 videos, it is easily the most exhaustive collection of instruction on the internet
Learners can ll in almost any of their "gaps" from class with the content on this site
1 This content is available online
2 http://www.khanacademy.org/
3 http://www.khanacademy.org/
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KHAN ACADEMY WEBSITE REVIEW
The content is in 10-20 minute videos especially made for viewing on the computer
Great conversational style of the videos not what people expect when receiving maths and science
instruction
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You can access exercises by logging in if you have a Gmail or Facebook account you simply sign in
with these when prompted after clicking on do exercises at the top of the page. You can watch the
relevant video and then attempt to complete the exercise, and submit your answer online
1.1.1.1 Classroom use
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The videos do not follow a curriculum
The author believes that someone who truly understands the core concepts will thrive academically
regardless of the curricular context
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Because of the granular nature of the 10 minute videos, the content can be mapped to almost any
state's or nation's standards
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Khan Academy videos can be downloaded and saved to a ashdrive
1.1.1.1.1 Teacher and user comments
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I think resources like the Khan Academy have a lot more potential in higher ed than things like
lecture capture systems. I'd much rather have my students watch a few of these videos before class,
then work through more problems and questions with me during class... I would imagine that many
of my students would get more out of these videos than they would reading the textbook.
I can't
see these kinds of videos replacing classroom instruction, but for giving students rst exposure to
topics and for providing them with reinforcement after class yeah, they've got lots of potential.
http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/is-khan-academy- the-future-of-education/
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I saw the piece on this wonderful teacher on PBS. Most of us strive to create an environment
where the learner can be exposed to a variety of explanations about the phenomena we study.
These certainly would be part of that mix as long as we fully credit the importance of the author's/teacher's work to our students.
One day, we will hopefully teach ourselves out of our jobs
http://msuctlt.blogspot.com/2010/02/khan-academy-game- changer.html
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I am now in college and learning more than I ever have in my life. But an inadequate math background
has been holding me back. I found the Kahn Academy in June of 2009, right after I completed Math
141 ( a college algebra course).
I have spent the entire summer on your youtube page.
wanted to thank you for everything you are doing.
You are a Godsend.
math placement exam and I am now in Honors Math 200.
And I just
Last week I tested for a
No question was answered incorrectly.
My placement test holder was so impressed by the breadth of my knowledge of math that he said
I should be in Linear algebra.
Mr.
Khan, I can say without any doubt that you have changed my
life and the lives of everyone in my family.
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I wish you and the Khan Academy the best of luck.
http://www.khanacademy.org/about
4 http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/is-khan-academy-the-future5 http://msuctlt.blogspot.com/2010/02/khan-academy-game- changer.html
6 http://www.khanacademy.org/about
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Chapter 2
PhET Simulations website review
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2.1 PhET Simulations
Figure 2.1
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http://phet.colorado.edu/
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Fun, interactive, research-based
3 simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the
University of Colorado it's free!
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The PhET simulation design principles are based on research on how students learn
PhET simulations have been found to be very eective in lectures, in class activities, lab and homework
Designed with minimal text so that they can easily be integrated into every aspect of a course
2.1.1 What the website oers:
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It enables students to make connections between real-life phenomena and the underlying science, deepening their understanding and appreciation of the physical world
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Helps students visually comprehend concepts
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2 http://phet.colorado.edu/
3 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/research
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PHET SIMULATIONS WEBSITE REVIEW
PhET simulations animate what is invisible to the eye through the use of graphics and intuitive controls
such as click-and-drag manipulation, sliders and radio buttons
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In order to further encourage quantitative exploration, the simulations also oer measurement instruments including rulers, stop-watches, voltmeters and thermometers
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As the user manipulates these interactive tools, responses are immediately animated thus eectively
illustrating cause-and-eect relationships as well as multiple linked representations
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There are simulations for physics, biology, chemistry, earth science, maths
You can also search for them by grade level (American standards)
You can nd some simulations in Afrikaans (and many other languages too)
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There is a page dedicated to teachers an ideas and activity page: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/forteachers
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There are teacher submitted contributions, designed to be used in conjunction with the PhET
simulations
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These contributions include homework assignments, lectures, activities, concept questions and more,
and enable you to get the most out of your PhET experience
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If you have developed your own material, they encourage you to contribute it
4 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/for- teachers
5 http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
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Chapter 3
MIT open coursewear
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Figure 3.1
MIT Open Courseware
http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/biology/
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An Open Education Resource (OER)
MIT's goal is to make it easy for you to nd resources you can use to inspire your students
Show science demonstrations by MIT faculties in your classroom and understand concepts by watching
video demonstrations
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Provide alternate explanations to reinforce key concepts
Guide students to additional homework problems and exam examples
Add to your knowledge as a teacher
What the website oers:
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Select a topic and then a subtopic for biology related information, which includes topics such as
chemistry of life, cells, heredity, evolutionary biology and so on (subtopics rene your search)
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The search brings up video clips, audio clips, lecture notes, practice problems and exam questions that
you can use in your classroom
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This site also links to BLOSSOMS
3 Blended Learning Open Source Science Or Maths Studies, which
has a video library of biology (and maths and science) concepts, which includes teacher guides, written
1 This content is available online at <http://cnx.org/content/m35987/1.2/>.
2 http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/biology/
3 http://blossoms.mit.edu/
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CHAPTER 3.
MIT OPEN COURSEWEAR
transcripts of the video and images used in the videos, as well as additional links to other online
resources
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INDEX
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Index of Keywords and Terms
Keywords are listed by the section with that keyword (page numbers are in parentheses). Keywords
do not necessarily appear in the text of the page. They are merely associated with that section. Ex.
apples, Ÿ 1.1 (1) Terms are referenced by the page they appear on. Ex.
E Education, Ÿ 3(5)
K Khan Academy, Ÿ 1(1)
L Life Sciences, Ÿ 3(5)
M Maths, Ÿ 2(3)
MIT, Ÿ 3(5)
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P
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apples, 1
Open courseware, Ÿ 3(5)
PhET Simulations, Ÿ 2(3)
Science, Ÿ 2(3)
Siyavula, Ÿ 1(1), Ÿ 2(3), Ÿ 3(5)
W Website review, Ÿ 1(1)
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ATTRIBUTIONS
Attributions
Collection: Physics - Open Resources and Tools
Edited by: Nerk van Rossum
URL: http://cnx.org/content/col11308/1.3/
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Module: "Khan Academy website review"
By: Bridget Nash
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m36018/1.2/
Pages: 1-2
Copyright: Bridget Nash
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Module: "PhET Simulations website review"
By: Bridget Nash
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m36019/1.2/
Pages: 3-4
Copyright: Bridget Nash
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Module: "MIT open coursewear"
By: Bridget Nash
URL: http://cnx.org/content/m35987/1.2/
Pages: 5-6
Copyright: Bridget Nash
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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