In this free, virtual workshop, participants learned about a set of introductory college-level physics labs that helps students develop scientific reasoning skills. The series of labs developed by our workshop facilitators and their colleagues follow a theory-evidence coordination framework. As part of this process, a scaffolded approach is used to guide students in best practices in designing and collecting data from their own investigations. Students are then guided to graph their data in Excel and develop a mathematical model that can be used to coordinate with theory or for making predictions. Together, these activities support students to think like scientists.

Facilitators:

• Kathy Koenig (Univ. Cincinnati)
• Krista Wood (Univ. Cincinnati - Blue Ash College)

Audience:

This workshop would be appropriate for instructors interested in revising their lab curriculum to be more engaging and relevant for students.