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Many science instructors aspire to let students discover the laws of nature on their own but find it can be logistically difficult and time consuming to put in practice. In addition, the results are often more equivocal than one would hope. One practical way to let students discover how the universe works is using interactive video. Interactive video uses high resolution recordings of scientifically interesting events that students can characterize for themselves using built-in tools. In many cases, students can also change important parameters in the video (mass, frequency, velocity, pH, etc) which lets them ask their own questions, design their own experiments to answer those questions, and then collect and analyze the results to reach data-driven conclusions.

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Letting students discover the laws of nature using Interactive Video

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The 2020 AAPT Virtual Summer Meeting brought together physics educators from around the globe to learn about the latest in physics theory, research methodology and education from leaders in their field. The program featured plenary speakers, sessions, workshops and many special activities.

For more information please visit the 2020 AAPT Virtual Summer Meeting page at: https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/SM2020/index.cfm.


The 2020 AAPT Virtual Summer Meeting brought together physics educators from around the globe to learn about the latest in physics theory, research methodology and education from leaders in their field. 

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