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DiLisi, Greg; McLean, Stella – Physics Teacher, 2019
This January marked the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire. On Jan. 27, 1967, the interior of NASA's AS-204 command module (CM), occupied by American astronauts Roger Chaffee, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, and Ed White, caught fire during a rehearsal of its scheduled Feb. 21 launch. By the time the ground crew was able to open the hatch, the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Laboratories, Space Exploration
Lancor, Rachael; Lancor, Brian – Physics Teacher, 2018
Project-based learning has been shown to be an effective pedagogical strategy that motivates students and thus promotes learning. In this article we describe a project-based unit centered on the physics of solar cookers (Fig. 1 and 3). Our goal was to elevate the solar cooker from a summer camp activity to a college-level project that could be…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, College Science, Thermodynamics
DiLisi, Gregory A. – Physics Teacher, 2017
This May marks the 80th anniversary of the "Hindenburg" disaster. On May 6, 1937, the German passenger zeppelin "Hindenburg," hovering 300 feet in the air and held aloft by seven million cubic feet of hydrogen gas, burst into flames while preparing to dock at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, NJ (Fig. 1). Amazingly, the…
Descriptors: Science History, Death, Physics, Air Transportation
Kaufman, Richard – Physics Teacher, 2017
A fairly recent paper resolves a large discrepancy in the internal energy utilized to fire a cannon as calculated by two inertial observers. Earth and its small reaction velocity must be considered in the system so that the change in kinetic energy is calculated correctly. This paper uses a car in a similar scenario, but considers the work done by…
Descriptors: Physics, Energy, Scientific Concepts, Computation