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Physics and Everyday Thinking

Overview

A guided-inquiry conceptual physics course designed to help students develop a deep conceptual understanding of big ideas in physics.

	Type of Method	Full curriculum
	Level	Designed for: Teacher Preparation Can be adapted for: Teacher Professional Development, High School, Intro College Conceptual
	Setting	Designed for: Studio Can be adapted for: Lecture - Small (<30 students), Lab
	Coverage	Few topics with great depth
	Topics	Mechanics, Electricity / Magnetism, Waves / Optics
	Instructor Effort	Medium
	Resource Needs	Computers for students, Advanced lab equipment, Cost for students, Tables for group work
	Skills	Designed for: Conceptual understanding, Metacognition, Using multiple representations Can be adapted for: Making real-world connections
	Research Validation	Based on research into: theories of how students learn, student ideas about specific topics Demonstrated to improve: conceptual understanding, beliefs and attitudes Studied using: research at multiple institutions
	Compatible Methods	PhET, JiTT, Physlets, SCALE-UP, OSP, LA Program, CPU
	Similar Methods	PBI, PSET, LEPS
	Developer(s)	Fred Goldberg, Valerie Otero and Steve Robinson
	Website	http://petproject.sdsu.edu/