Last year, the author of this month’s Idea Bank had his 11th-grade physics students in Shanghai, China work with students from Chicago, Illinois. Both sets of students were given a list of questions and problems and asked to work together via Skype—a free videoconferencing program—to complete it. The students enjoyed working with peers from a different culture, and having the chance to share physics knowledge made the activity extremely relevant. This article includes the student handout, entitled “China to Chicago: Newton goes global!”
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 10/1/2010Stock # tst10_077_07_64Volume 077Issue 07