Studying fluid mechanics the fun way through challenging tasks/games

Authors

Rosemarie D. Eusebio Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Marvin U. Herrera Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Malou D. Catedral Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Nesse Grace T. Uriarte Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Benedicta M. Carambas in

Abstract

Through the experiences of the proponents in the teaching of fluid mechanics to science and non-science students in the tertiary level, simple classroom demonstrations and seemingly magical tricks have never failed to arouse the interest and curiosity of these students.
These classroom demonstrations which are often used for P.O.E. (Predict-observe-explain) sessions may, in another way, be converted to fun and challenging tasks or games. The teacher-participants will undergo these tasks and will need to discover for themselves the underlying concepts, laws or principles in fluid mechanics which form the basis for each particular task. Moreover, they will be required to explain, using these physics concepts and laws, the behavior of objects involved in accomplishing their tasks. These challenging tasks become a game when several groups of teacher-participants compete against each other in earning the most number of points.

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Issue

2006: Proceedings of the 24th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas National Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2006-WS-10

Section

Panel Discussions, Workshops, and Tutorials

Published

2006-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

RD Eusebio, MU Herrera, MD Catedral, NGT Uriarte, and BM Carambas, Studying fluid mechanics the fun way through challenging tasks/games, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 24, SPP-2006-WS-10 (2006). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2006-WS-10.