This discussion is rich with original thinking and student engagement, no doubt due to the fact that because students had been answering questions they had developed themselves, they were personally invested in the learning process. It is one of my favorite discussions of the year. What a gift QFT is!
High School (9 – 12)
Toward the end of a unit on electricity, David Meshoulam presents his students with the Question Focus: “Powerlines from a power plant carry electricity at voltages of 345,000 volts or more! Transformers, like the one shown, reduce that voltage to 120V for home use.” Watch as a high school physics class in Newton, Massachusetts, goes through each step of the QFT.
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And like a beacon shining through a dark foggy night guiding me away from that precipice of blame, the QFT “appeared” to me and inspired a shift in approaching the reading.
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