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This item is an experiential learning activity for high school students on the topic of force interactions, inertia in motion, and collisions. It is part of the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) library at the University of Delaware. The purpose of PBL is to present a real-life situation and challenge students to sift given information to solve the problem. In this case, the users apply concepts of acceleration, Newton's First Law, and Newton's Second Law to determine who is at fault in an accident. PBL consists of three fundamental steps: 1) gather relevant information, 2) Work in groups to summarize and form a strategy, and 3) Generate new facts and perform operations to solve the problem.
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Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Newton's First Law & Inertia Great classroom activity to get students thinking about the Law of Inertia, force interactions, and conservation of momentum as they solve a real-life problem to determine which driver is at fault in a car accident. See link below under Content Support to read more about the pedagogy behind Problem-Based Learning. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8414">Duch, Barbara, ed. University of Delaware Problem Based Learning: A Day in the Life of John Henry, a Traffic Cop. Newark: University of Delaware School of Education, March 14, 2008.</a>
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, edited by B. Duch (University of Delaware School of Education, Newark, 1999), WWW Document, (https://www.itue.udel.edu/pbl/Lists/PBL/Attachments/15/A%20Day%20In%20The%20Life%20Of%20John%20Henry%2c%20Traffic%20Cop.zip).
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University of Delaware Problem Based Learning: A Day in the Life of John Henry, a Traffic Cop, edited by B. Duch (University of Delaware School of Education, Newark, 1999), <https://www.itue.udel.edu/pbl/Lists/PBL/Attachments/15/A%20Day%20In%20The%20Life%20Of%20John%20Henry%2c%20Traffic%20Cop.zip>.
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Duch, B. (Ed.). (2008, March 14). University of Delaware Problem Based Learning: A Day in the Life of John Henry, a Traffic Cop. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from University of Delaware School of Education: https://www.itue.udel.edu/pbl/Lists/PBL/Attachments/15/A%20Day%20In%20The%20Life%20Of%20John%20Henry%2c%20Traffic%20Cop.zip
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Duch, Barbara, ed. University of Delaware Problem Based Learning: A Day in the Life of John Henry, a Traffic Cop. Newark: University of Delaware School of Education, March 14, 2008. https://www.itue.udel.edu/pbl/Lists/PBL/Attachments/15/A%20Day%20In%20The%20Life%20Of%20John%20Henry%2c%20Traffic%20Cop.zip (accessed 13 November 2024).
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Duch, Barbara, ed. University of Delaware Problem Based Learning: A Day in the Life of John Henry, a Traffic Cop. Newark: University of Delaware School of Education, 1999. 14 Mar. 2008. 13 Nov. 2024 <https://www.itue.udel.edu/pbl/Lists/PBL/Attachments/15/A%20Day%20In%20The%20Life%20Of%20John%20Henry%2c%20Traffic%20Cop.zip>.
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Month = {March 14, 2008},
Year = {1999}
}
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