Intro to Physics
Understand basic physics principles through the world of Minecraft and TinkerCad!
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ā Through collaboration and dedicated hard work, you too can be a Physicist! ā
PLEASE NOTE: This is an ongoing class that introduces new concepts week by week, so joining anytime is great! The last day of this class is May 28th and will resume in late August.
What You'll Do:
- Learn about basic physical concepts
- Visually represent these concepts in Minecraft
- Learn how to use Computer-Aided Design with TinkerCad
- Apply physical concepts to creations with CAD
Concepts Encountered:
- Gravity
- Friction
- Free-Body Diagrams
- Computer-Aided Design
What You'll Need:
- Access to a computer, a mouse and keyboard, stable internet connection, and a working webcam and microphone.
- A Minecraft account where you can join a server.
- A Zoom account.
- Readiness and excitedness to dive into the world of Physics!
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Course updates
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Apr 10 @ 12:04 AM
Today in Intro we continued our lesson in Thermodynamics and learned more about phase changes! How not only temperature, but pressure and volume can cause a phase change! To demonstrate this:
*** built a nuclear reactor that boiled water into steam!
***** built a super phase ch...
Feb 6 @ 1:08 AM
Here's a video we watched to learn about some of Newton's laws today! https://youtu.be/ZkVU-bj9bDk?feature=shared Next week we're going to learn more about work, kinetic energy and equilibrium!
Jan 30 @ 12:59 AM
Here's a video we watched today when learning about the forces that act on objects, specifically air resistance! https://youtu.be/E43-CfukEgs?feature=shared
Mar 27 @ 12:04 AM
***************! We had some awesome builds in our intro class today:
****** built a steam engine by heating up a cauldron, creating steam and converting heat into mechanical and chemical energy to lift the tower
**** built a giant engine filled with pistons, creating mechanical...
Feb 11 @ 11:56 PM
Hey guys, tomorrow in class, we'll be learning physics in the world of Minecraft! Get excited, make sure your Minecraft is updated and be sure to know your **.***.***.*** in order to join the server! See you all then!
https://youtu.be/rmyapOT8-Uc
Apr 17 @ 12:02 AM
Today we learned about waves-sound and light!
*** built some awesome fans to demonstrate the mechanical waves of wind, ***** built a flamethrower to discuss heat waves and light, and ****** built an amplified sculk sensor to discuss sound and its longitudinal motion.
I was only...
