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THINKING
IN MOTION EXPERIENCE VISUALIZE EVALUATE |
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Devin
L. Jindrich School
of Life Sciences Arizona
State University 427 E.
Tyler Mall, LSE 216 Tempe,
AZ 85287-4501 |
Email: devin.jindrich@asu.edu PH: 480-727-7382 (Office) FAX: 480-965-6899 LAB: 480-727-8863 |
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OBJECTIVE |
* To develop a set of participatory
activities that allow students to collect and visualize data. * To reason with data to reach
scientific conclusions (hypothesis testing) |
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APPROACH |
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Focus on reasoning through analogy *
Study aspects of human movement that are easily visualized and appreciated *
Use simple approaches to enable direct measurements of parameters such as
force and motion *
Design experiments so that several reasonable conclusions are possible
– there is no correct answer *
Lead students through the process of scientific reasoning *
Use examples from sports and medicine to put results in context |
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MECHANICS |
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Involves ASU Undergraduate and graduate students *
Credit given through the School of Life Sciences Internship Program *
Students trained by participating in
ongoing research in the LIMB laboratory at ASU under direction of graduate
students and lab Principal Investigator *
After lab training, students are trained to lead participatory activities.
Training includes theory and philosophy of science as well as specific
information about human movement *
Undergraduate students (teams of 2) work with teachers and students at the
K-12 level to work through activities |