{"id":1074,"date":"2016-06-27T14:01:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T18:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2016-06-27T14:01:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T18:01:34","slug":"phun-with-physics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=1074","title":{"rendered":"Phun with Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Mac Galui &#038; Patricia Boyrcz<\/strong><br \/>\nWarrior<br \/>\nUtica HS<br \/>\nDivision 3, Yearbook<br \/>\nAcademic Writing<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s second hour and Jim Konnie\u2019s class is nowhere to be found. The chairs are empty; the classroom is dark.<br \/>\nRather than sit in class every day, listening to lectures and taking notes, A.P. Physics students were outside, kicking footballs and measuring the distance traveled, time elapsed and the angle of projection.<br \/>\n\u201cMy favorite part about physics is the group discussions,\u201d junior Autumn Findley said, \u201cbecause we teach each other instead of being taught by our teacher.\u201d<br \/>\nHonors Physics dropped a bowling ball off the roof and used carts and ramps to determine how length and height affect velocity, they also found the height of a tree by measuring its shadow. In physics classes, labs get students out into the real world, where they can see how things work and conduct experiments.<br \/>\n\u201cI like doing experiments outside the classroom,\u201d senior Michael Woelkers said. \u201cIt shows how science applies to the real world.\u201d<br \/>\nEven the traditional physics classes participate in active labs. Regular physics did a bungee lab during first semester in the hallway to find constant velocity. In addition to these in school labs, some students have the opportunity to go to Cedar Point to conduct their experiments.<br \/>\n\u201cI really enjoyed going to Cedar Point last year,\u201d senior Anna Lewis said. \u201c It was fun to learn how physics applies to roller coasters.\u201d<br \/>\nTeacher Bryant Sebastian enjoys taking students on this field trip, recognizing that it is a unique science experience.<br \/>\n\u201cI love doing experiments outside the classroom,\u201d Sebastian said. \u201cThe classroom setting gets boring after a while.\u201d<br \/>\nSebastian\u2019s unconventional labs and classroom style appeals to students.<br \/>\n\u201cI wish I would of taken physics,\u201d senior Chelsea Koger said, \u201cso I could of had him as a teacher again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mac Galui &#038; Patricia Boyrcz Warrior Utica HS Division 3, Yearbook Academic Writing It\u2019s second hour and Jim Konnie\u2019s class is nowhere to be found. 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