Invited KEYNOTE: Race to Improve Student Understanding of Uncertainty: Using LEGO Race Cars in the Physics Lab

Maria Parappilly

Invited KEYNOTE: Race to Improve Student Understanding of Uncertainty: Using LEGO Race Cars in the Physics Lab

College of Science and Engineering

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

Abstract

A novel method is proposed for how LEGO race cars can help students increase their understanding of uncertainty and motivate them in physics labs. The intervention was developed for students in an introductory physics topic with a high early drop-out rate.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 2020
Event	American Association of Physics Teachers 2020 Summer Meeting: Virtual Summer Meeeting - Virtual Duration: 19 Jul 2020 → 22 Jul 2020 https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sM2020/sessions.cfm

Conference

Conference	American Association of Physics Teachers 2020 Summer Meeting
Period	19/07/20 → 22/07/20
Internet address	https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sM2020/sessions.cfm

Keywords

physics education
LEGO race cars
uncertainty
Drop-out
lab reporting skills
Attrition rate

Access to Document

https://aapt.org/Conferences/sM2020/sessions.cfm?type=other&sort=codeLicence: In Copyright

Cite this

@conference{27a3d3708b3d4c808b0f94e8bebd62c1,

title = "Invited KEYNOTE: Race to Improve Student Understanding of Uncertainty: Using LEGO Race Cars in the Physics Lab",

abstract = "A novel method is proposed for how LEGO race cars can help students increase their understanding of uncertainty and motivate them in physics labs. The intervention was developed for students in an introductory physics topic with a high early drop-out rate.",

keywords = "physics education, LEGO race cars, uncertainty, Drop-out, lab reporting skills, Attrition rate",

author = "Maria Parappilly",

year = "2020",

month = jul,

day = "22",

language = "English",

note = "American Association of Physics Teachers 2020 Summer Meeting : Virtual Summer Meeeting ; Conference date: 19-07-2020 Through 22-07-2020",

url = "https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/sM2020/sessions.cfm",

}

TY - CONF

T1 - Invited KEYNOTE: Race to Improve Student Understanding of Uncertainty: Using LEGO Race Cars in the Physics Lab

AU - Parappilly, Maria

PY - 2020/7/22

Y1 - 2020/7/22

N2 - A novel method is proposed for how LEGO race cars can help students increase their understanding of uncertainty and motivate them in physics labs. The intervention was developed for students in an introductory physics topic with a high early drop-out rate.

AB - A novel method is proposed for how LEGO race cars can help students increase their understanding of uncertainty and motivate them in physics labs. The intervention was developed for students in an introductory physics topic with a high early drop-out rate.

KW - physics education

KW - LEGO race cars

KW - uncertainty

KW - Drop-out

KW - lab reporting skills

KW - Attrition rate

M3 - Abstract

T2 - American Association of Physics Teachers 2020 Summer Meeting

Y2 - 19 July 2020 through 22 July 2020

ER -

Invited KEYNOTE: Race to Improve Student Understanding of Uncertainty: Using LEGO Race Cars in the Physics Lab

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this