Physics Introduction Activity: The Tree of Physics

The first day of a Physics class is filled with excitement! But it is also true that it is a stressful day for the teacher. This is because as a Physics teacher, you are expected to be full of fun activities, cool demos and interesting facts and trivias.

Here is an activity which is perfect in introducing Physics to your students: The tree of Physics.

Most Physics book contain a Tree of Science. Explain to your students the relationship pf Physics with other branches of science. After they understand the tree of science, let them make their own tree, but this time it should be a Tree of Physics.

Terminal Velocity Activity: Egg Parachute

A parachute for an egg.

Terminal velocity is a fun topic. It will make your students realize how important Physics is in their lives. Without terminal velocity, raindrops would be very painful.

However, this topic can be overlooked! Even I, just showed a video for this topic when I taught in college. It was a video of people in parachutes.

When I taught in High School, I let my students perform an activity where they have to make a parachute. This parachute should be enough to prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from the second or third floor of a building.