AY 375 - Fall 2016: Fifth Day Lesson Plan

Students will take a few minutes to pick partners for this week's homework (see below).

Ideas:

• Groups of 3-4: Each person takes a turn using their mini whiteboard. The others in the group get to choose one question off that person's quiz and ask it. The person must answer that question using the whiteboard.
• As a class: Introduce Jason's photometry activity. Groups do the activity. Class discusses results and importance of breaking down a difficult problem into a simpler, tangible one and using fake data and graphs/pictures to elucidate an analytic concept.

Ideas:

• Sometimes a point is better made with a visual aid such as a video or a digital demo
• As a class: Watch examples of educational videos and critique. What works and what doesn't?
• Size of the Sun - Version 1 | Size of the Sun - Version 2 | Size of the Sun - Version 3
• Videos and interactive programming can be a useful tool to demonstrate difficult mathematical concepts
• Galaxy Rotation Speed

• Front: What is one useful thing you have learned in class so far and want to implement in your teaching?
• Back: Do you have any concrete ideas to improve our class? What topics would you like to cover this semester?

1. Find a partner with whom you will visit each other's sections. Aim to complete both visits and meet up for discussion by 9/21. Make sure to complete the Peer Visitation Worksheet.