Monty Hall Problem in a Clicker Classroom
When I introduce electronic response systems (clickers) to teachers I often use my favourite problem: The Monty Hall Problem. This is a famous problem on probability that is easy to explain, yet its solution appears to be counter-intuitive (at a first glance). If you have never heard of this problem, watch the beginning of the […]
Have you flipped your classroom?
I have been in school for… forever. At first I was a student, then a teacher, then a teacher of teachers… I cannot even count how many hours I have spent in the classroom as a student listening to a teacher retelling me the information from the textbook, instead of answering our questions or challenging […]
Modelling a Race
The concepts of position, velocity and time will be used to model a scenario involving two people racing towards a finish line. Information will be presented through equations and graphs.
Short Circuits and Switches
The effect short circuits and switches have on complicated circuits involving resistors in series and parallel will be explored.