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  • Academy at Palumbo
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

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Studying physics gives students uniquely powerful tools to understand their world. Students can gain insight on everything from cooking, to working on a car, to shooting a basketball when they understand how all objects move. My students already have access to the equipment needed to make graphs and determine things like velocity and acceleration on their computers, but this can be an abstract and confusing way to look at what are often simple mechanics. These carts and timers will let students actually 'see' velocity with simple paper charts and heavy, non-slip carts. The ticker timer creates a chart (on paper, no screens) showing the distance an object travels each second. In other words, it shows the meters travelled per second; the velocity! This is such a simple and intuitive way to think about the motion that is lost when using flashier software that generates more complex graphs. We'll use those too, but the foundation this new equipment will provide is invaluable. Meanwhile, the heavy-duty carts will provide a level of accuracy that is easily lost when measuring smaller toy carts that slip and slide very easily. Your help will bring my students closer to what is often a life-changing realization: I really am smart enough to understand physics!

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Studying physics gives students uniquely powerful tools to understand their world. Students can gain insight on everything from cooking, to working on a car, to shooting a basketball when they understand how all objects move. My students already have access to the equipment needed to make graphs and determine things like velocity and acceleration on their computers, but this can be an abstract and confusing way to look at what are often simple mechanics. These carts and timers will let students actually 'see' velocity with simple paper charts and heavy, non-slip carts. The ticker timer creates a chart (on paper, no screens) showing the distance an object travels each second. In other words, it shows the meters travelled per second; the velocity! This is such a simple and intuitive way to think about the motion that is lost when using flashier software that generates more complex graphs. We'll use those too, but the foundation this new equipment will provide is invaluable. Meanwhile, the heavy-duty carts will provide a level of accuracy that is easily lost when measuring smaller toy carts that slip and slide very easily. Your help will bring my students closer to what is often a life-changing realization: I really am smart enough to understand physics!

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