Learning about non-Newtonian fluids in a student-driven classroom

Details Learning about non-Newtonian fluids in a student-driven classroom Learning about non-Newtonian fluids in a student-driven classroom

2012-03-13

arxiv.org/abs/1203.2682v1

Physics

Physics Education

4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to The Physics Teacher

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We describe a simple, low-cost experiment and corresponding pedagogical strategies for studying fluids whose viscosities depend on shear rate, referred to as non-Newtonian fluids. We developed these materials teaching for the Compass Project, an organization that fosters a creative, diverse, and collaborative community of science students at UC Berkeley. Incoming freshmen worked together in a week-long, residential program to explore physical phenomena through a combination of conceptual model-building and hands-on experimentation. During the program, students were exposed to three major aspects of scientific discovery: developing a model, testing the model, and investigating deviations from the model.

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