What To Do After The AP Test: How About Household Electricity?

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Dec 2006

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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #67.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V

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A problem AP Teachers continually face is how to keep the students engaged for the two weeks that follow the AP Exam. I've developed a unit which introduces the students to the basic wiring of lamps, switches, doorbells and other common household electric needs. Replacing pencils and calculators with screwdrivers and wire-strippers provides an opportunity for the students to develop a skill in which very few are proficient. The week-long unit culminates in making a table lamp from scratch that is powered by a household circuit the students have wired. The unit seems effective in keeping the students engaged in physics while at the same time developing a lifelong proficiency which should prove very useful in their future homes. I'll share the curriculum I've developed and provide some examples of students' labwork and take-home projects.

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