PHYSICS WITH SNAP!
BLENDING 9TH GRADE PHYSICS AND BLOCK PROGRAMMING
Your students can learn physics and basic block programming with Snap! at the same time. Let's put those Chromebooks to good use! This is an approach of teaching and learning physics poised to evolve! Besides this blog, learn more at www.physicswithsnap.com
- Apr 22, 2019
- 3 min
Different "Good Stuff"
We are doing the "good stuff" of physics, right now. Students are practicing the skill of interpreting information involving forces and...
- Apr 19, 2019
- 2 min
Obsolescence?: Traditional Problem-Solving vs. Programmed Simulations
In my quest to effectively include programming in my 9th grade honors physics class, I have been reflecting a lot on the nature of...
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Note to Self
I thought today's Snap! assignment would be on-target for student skill level. It was, generally so, but I seem to fall into the same...
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
Kinematic Equation Solver
I have been surprised with the difficulty my students are having completing the first project (see previous post). I felt that I...
- Mar 2, 2019
- 2 min
Feedback Time
At the end of our first unit about constant-velocity motion, I tasked students to make a sprite move across the display and return to its...
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
Use It or Lose It
This week passed with no significant Snap! use in my class. I believe such lulls in coding activities are to be avoided. Student...
- Feb 16, 2019
- 1 min
The Secret Sauce to Physics Sims
Tailoring Snap! scripts a certain way opens the door to simulating motion in the study of forces, momentum, projectiles, energy and more....
- Feb 14, 2019
- 3 min
A Critical Lesson
Teaching physics effectively is difficult. Teaching physics and programming (effectively) at the same time is more difficult. This...
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Snap! as a Second Language
My wife and I spent almost 10 years doing development work in Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand. We became proficient in the most...
- Feb 11, 2019
- 2 min
Snap! as Presentation Medium
I am fortunate to have a large panel display connected to my laptop in the classroom. It's a new asset, this year. It allows me to use...
- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
Is this physics class or CS class?
I have now had two opportunities to begin my semester in honors ninth-grade physics with an abundance of Snap! The first time my...
- Feb 10, 2019
- 1 min
Physics and Snap! - Animating ideas
Here is a very simple Snap! program that makes a car move across a display. Click the green flag and watch what happens. Then, click on...
- Feb 9, 2019
- 1 min
Resources for learning Snap!
The best thing to do is get to the Snap! on-line editor and start programming. Snap! is VERY similar to Scratch. Any experience with...