Inquiry-Oriented Physics Labs

Performance Objectives:

• The teacher candidate will give five distinguishing characteristics between inquiry and cookbook labs.
• The teacher candidate will explain what labs should include to qualify them as inquiry-oriented labs.
• The teacher candidate will describe requirements for a generic lab report.
• The teacher candidate will characterize a proper scoring rubric for a generic lab report.

Cookbook Labs versus Inquiry Labs

Inquiry - What Physics Lab Activities Should Include

Requirements for Generic Lab Reports

Scoring Rubric for Generic Lab Reports

Cookbook Lab Example

Inquiry-Oriented Physics Lab Examples (MSWord files):

1. Constant Motion
2. Ballistic Pendulum
3. Momentum and Energy
4. Newton's Second Law
5. Projectile Motion
6. Freefall
7. Moment of Inertia
8. Harmonic Oscillator
9. Resistance Relationships