2025 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2025

Session

(DPE) R1-3 Physics Education II | L’enseignement de la physique II (DEP)

R1-3

12 Jun 2025, 13:30

Conveners

(DPE) R1-3 Physics Education II | L’enseignement de la physique II (DEP)

• Miranda Schmidt

335. Bringing Makerspace Pedagogy Into The Studio Physics Classroom: A Case Study at Fraser International College

Peter Smith (Fraser International College)

12/06/2025, 13:30

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

As part of the redesign of the calculus-based mechanics course PHYS 140 – Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics offered both at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Fraser International College, a collaborative final project (CFP) was introduced into the course. At the group level, students are responsible for designing, building, and testing a project of their choosing. At the class...

218. Transitions to University Physics: Observations About Students and Their Needs

Murray Guest (Saskatoon Public Schools)

12/06/2025, 14:15

Physics Education / Enseignement de la physique (DPE-DEP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

This talk will focus on what students often experience in high school physics programs, and the pedagogy that could support student interest in, and continuation with, a physics education in university. This will take no more than 30 minutes including time for discussion and questions. The speaker, Murray Guest, is the 2021 Award For Excellence in Teaching High School in the Prairies-Northwest...