The Workshop Physics Laboratory Featuring Tools for Scientific Thinking

这个项目正在开发一个以使用微型计算机工具收集、显示和分析科学数据为中心的入门物理实验室计划。计算机工具可用于对物理现象进行定性和定量的观察。实验室活动来自为狄金森学院的研讨会物理项目和塔夫茨大学的科学思维工具项目开发的课程材料和经过课堂测试的材料。这使得学院和大学的实验室教师可以通过四分之三或两个学期的物理入门课程分享这些已建立的教育项目的教育好处，而不会显著改变其入门课程的结构。学生实验室活动指南由三组主题组成：(1)力学，(2)热力学，和(3)电路。

This project is developing an introductory physics laboratory program centered around the use of microcomputer tools for the collection, display, and analysis of scientific data. The computer tools are used for both qualitative and quantitative observations of physical phenomena. Laboratory activities are from curricular materials already developed and classroom tested for the Workshop Physics Project at Dickinson College and the Tools for Scientific Thinking Project at Tufts University. This allows laboratory instructors at colleges and universities to share in the educational benefits of these established educational programs through three quarters or two semesters of introductory physics without changing the structure of their introductory programs significantly. Student Laboratory Activity Guides are being created for three sets of topics: (1) Mechanics, (2) Thermodynamics, and (3) Circuits.