Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as students are setting up telescopes on tripods in astronomy lab.)
Instructor: (Noticing students kneeling on the ground, looking through the telescope on a tripod with unextended legs.) "You'll probably be more comfortable if you extend the legs on the tripod."
Student: (Watching as instructor picks up tripod to extend legs.) "I didn't know it could do that--I've never used a tripod before in my life!"
20120928
Overheard: resistance to changing group assignments
Astronomy 210, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as students are finding their new group assignments at the start of lecture.)
Student: (Looking at assigned group chart.) "Do we have to be in different groups this week?"
Instructor: "You get assigned to a different group every week. Everyone does."
Student: "But I really liked the group I was in last week. Why can't we stay in our old groups?"
Instructor: "If you change groups every week, you will eventually get to meet everyone else in class. Don't you want to meet new people?"
Student: "I don't want to meet new people."
Instructor: "Who knows? You might get a new group that's even more awesome than last week's. Or are you the type of person who would rather settle for last week's group?"
Student: (Mumbling.) "There's nothing wrong with settling."
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as students are finding their new group assignments at the start of lecture.)
Student: (Looking at assigned group chart.) "Do we have to be in different groups this week?"
Instructor: "You get assigned to a different group every week. Everyone does."
Student: "But I really liked the group I was in last week. Why can't we stay in our old groups?"
Instructor: "If you change groups every week, you will eventually get to meet everyone else in class. Don't you want to meet new people?"
Student: "I don't want to meet new people."
Instructor: "Who knows? You might get a new group that's even more awesome than last week's. Or are you the type of person who would rather settle for last week's group?"
Student: (Mumbling.) "There's nothing wrong with settling."
20120927
Astronomy quiz archive: telescopes
Astronomy 210 Quiz 3, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz03s3Er
Section 70158
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz03ni3R
Section 70160
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz03s3Er
Section 70158
| 0- 8.0 : | * [low = 4.0] |
| 8.5-16.0 : | ********* |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ************* [mean = 22.8 +/- 8.5] |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ******** |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ****** [high = 40.0] |
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz03ni3R
Section 70160
| 0- 8.0 : | |
| 8.5-16.0 : | *** [low = 12.0] |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ******* |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ************* [mean = 26.7 +/- 6.8] |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ****** [high = 40.0] |
20120925
Overheard: comparing in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheet answers (2)
Astronomy 210, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as student groups are completing their in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheets, comparing answers with other groups as instructed before turning in their worksheets.)
Student 1: "Did you finish yet? Can we check answers with your group?"
Student 2: "No. Your group is stupid."
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as student groups are completing their in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheets, comparing answers with other groups as instructed before turning in their worksheets.)
Student 1: "Did you finish yet? Can we check answers with your group?"
Student 2: "No. Your group is stupid."
20120920
Astronomy quiz archive: eclipses/history of astronomy
Astronomy 210 Quiz 2, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz02k3P7
Section 70158
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz02n3Ap
Section 70160
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz02k3P7
Section 70158
| 0- 8.0 : | ** [low = 4.0] |
| 8.5-16.0 : | *********** |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ************ [mean = 19.3 +/- 7.1] |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ******** |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ** [high = 33.0] |
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz02n3Ap
Section 70160
| 0- 8.0 : | |
| 8.5-16.0 : | ***** [low = 10.5] |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ***************** |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ************* [mean = 24.1 +/- 7.4] |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ****** [high = 36.5] |
20120919
Overheard: comparing in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheet answers (1)
Astronomy 210, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as student groups are completing their in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheets.)
Student 1: (Raising hand.) "Do you want to check our answers, and see if they're correct?"
Instructor: "No, I don't want to check your answers. I want you to compare your answers with another group."
Student 2: (Looking down the row of seats to the next nearest group.) "They're too far away. Why don't you check our answers?"
Instructor: <sarcasm> "If they're too far away, why don't you just take a smartphone picture of your worksheet, and post it on Facebook, saying, 'Like this if you think this is correct?'" </sarcasm>
Student 1: (Beat.) "Why don't you just check our answers?"
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard as student groups are completing their in-class activity (lecture-tutorial) worksheets.)
Student 1: (Raising hand.) "Do you want to check our answers, and see if they're correct?"
Instructor: "No, I don't want to check your answers. I want you to compare your answers with another group."
Student 2: (Looking down the row of seats to the next nearest group.) "They're too far away. Why don't you check our answers?"
Instructor: <sarcasm> "If they're too far away, why don't you just take a smartphone picture of your worksheet, and post it on Facebook, saying, 'Like this if you think this is correct?'" </sarcasm>
Student 1: (Beat.) "Why don't you just check our answers?"
Physics quiz archive: kinematics, free fall
Physics 205A Quiz 2, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855, version 1
Exam code: quiz02Bo74
Sections 70854, 70855
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855, version 1
Exam code: quiz02Bo74
Sections 70854, 70855| 0- 6 : | ****** [low = 3] |
| 7-12 : | **************** |
| 13-18 : | ********************* [mean = 15.3 +/- 6.1] |
| 19-24 : | *********** |
| 25-30 : | **** [high = 27] |
20120918
Overheard: science is hard
Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard while students are formulating a research question in a backwards faded scaffolding laboratory on telescope powers.)
Instructor: (Reading students' proposed research question.) "You know I don't like 'yes or no' answerable research questions, such as, 'Is science hard?'"
Student 1: "Because the answer is 'yes?'"
Instructor: (Beat.) "So, you need to ask better research questions, like, 'Why is science hard?' Or, 'What makes science so hard?' Those are the tough kinds of research questions I want you to be able to ask."
Student 2: "Because science is hard."
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
(Overheard while students are formulating a research question in a backwards faded scaffolding laboratory on telescope powers.)
Instructor: (Reading students' proposed research question.) "You know I don't like 'yes or no' answerable research questions, such as, 'Is science hard?'"
Student 1: "Because the answer is 'yes?'"
Instructor: (Beat.) "So, you need to ask better research questions, like, 'Why is science hard?' Or, 'What makes science so hard?' Those are the tough kinds of research questions I want you to be able to ask."
Student 2: "Because science is hard."
20120909
Astronomy quiz archive: stars/sun/seasons/moon phases
Astronomy 210 Quiz 1, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz01sL3e
Section 70158
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz01NaV3
Section 70160
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Section 70158, version 1
Exam code: quiz01sL3e
Section 70158
| 0- 8.0 : | |
| 8.5-16.0 : | ****** [low = 8.5] |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ************** [mean = 23.6 +/- 6.9] |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ************ |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ****** [high = 40.0] |
Section 70160, version 1
Exam code: quiz01NaV3
Section 70160
| 0- 8.0 : | * [low = 8.0] |
| 8.5-16.0 : | * |
| 16.5-24.0 : | ******** |
| 24.5-32.0 : | ***************** [mean = 26.0 +/- 6.6] |
| 32.5-40.0 : | ****** [high = 40.0] |
20120908
Haiku: think-pair-share (peer-instruction)
"Peer-Interaction" #haiku "I'm not arguing; /just explaining why I'm right," /said Think-Pair-Share Cat. // #edchat twitter.com/Patrick_M_Len/…
— Patrick M. Len (@Patrick_M_Len) September 5, 2012
Physics quiz archive: metric system, significant figures, unit conversions, dimensional analysis
Physics 205A Quiz 1, fall semester 2012
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855, version 1
Exam code: quiz01bL0t
Sections 70854, 70855
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sections 70854, 70855, version 1
Exam code: quiz01bL0t
Sections 70854, 70855
| 0- 6 : | |
| 7-12 : | ***** [low = 12] |
| 13-18 : | ********** |
| 19-24 : | ******************** [mean = 23.2 +/- 5.6] |
| 25-30 : | ************************** [high = 30] |
20120904
Haiku: conventional instruction
"Conventional Instruction" Teacher writes on board / Students write down in notebooks / Knowledge is transferred //
— Patrick M. Len (@Patrick_M_Len) September 4, 2012#haiku#edchat
20120902
Found physics: solar-rechargeable flashlight
2012-09-02_17-00-00_864http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/7917721270/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X
Solar-rechargeable flashlight melted after absorbing too much sunlight on car dashboard. When turned on, it became a lightsaber. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.
Found physics: beautiful inside
2012-09-02_10-02-21_250http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/7916077620/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X
"I'm Beautiful Inside." Aren't we all? Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.
Found physics: science teacher ninjas
2012-08-27_18-07-35_926http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/7898574744/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X
"Science Teacher by Day, Deadly Ninja by Night." Faculty office door, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.
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