The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
About this assignment
You will have the opportunity to discuss this assignment with your classmates, but each student will submit individual assignment paper for marking.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss scientific method
- Review main physics concepts we learned in Thermodynamics
- Apply physics concepts to real-life examples
- Apply problem-solving strategies
- Recognize the role physics and technology play in our life
To Do
Task 1
Exploration
To Do
- Watch the video Why do we sweat? - John Murnan (2018).
2. Discuss it with your group members and answer the following questions:
- What was new to you in the video?
- What was the most interesting?
- Why do people sweat?
- What physics related concepts have you recognized in this video?
3. Record the summary of your answer to include in your assignment paper for submission.
4. Create a concept map of physics and health related concepts in this video. Include this map in your final paper.
You can use technology tools to do this or draw on paper and take a picture of it to add to your assignment for submission.
Task 2
Critical Thinking
To Do
1. Watch the video What is the coldest thing in the world? - Lina Marieth Hoyos (2018)
3. Discuss the videos with your group members and answer the following questions:
- Why scientists use cold atoms?
- What is a magneto-optical trap?
- What physics concepts are new to you?
- Define three new concepts and state resources used.
4. Record the answers to the questions to include in your assignment paper for submission. Make sure the answers are detailed and include the terms and ideas we discuss in this course. Use diagrams if necessary.
Task 3
Application
To Do
- Watch the video What happens when you get heat stroke? - Douglas J. Casa (2014).
1. What is a heat stroke?
2. State physics related ideas in the phenomenon of heat stroke.
3. In what circumstances people may experience a heat stroke?
4. What advise would you give a person to make sure that he or she are aware of heat stroke and be able to recognize it.
Task 4
Reflection
1. What have you learned about physics by doing this assignment?
2. Considering climate change and its consequences what do you suggest people should be taught about thermodynamics, heat, and temperature and the role of these concepts in their lives?
3. Suggest a current application or future possibilities of the ideas you learned in everyday life or in health related professions. Explain briefly physics behind your example.
The universe is made of stories, not atoms. - Muriel Rukeyser
Credits:
Created with images by fabio lamanna - "The Milky Way and the starry sky over the French Alps and the majestic Barre des Ecrins." • Günter Albers - "Orange sky with bright sun and thermometer symbolizing climate change and global warming"