The learner develops an integrated understanding of inertia, force, velocity, and acceleration, and the relationship among force, mass and acceleration in the context of being pitched off their bike, getting injured, and learning how helmets work. Learners make predictions and observations, offer explanations, construct hypotheses, design and carry out experiments, analyze and interpret data, and draw conclusions.
Learners also develop strategies for interpreting and visualizing physical phenomena graphically.
The project was initially developed at the University of Michigan and the Detroit Public Schools. It was then adapted by Chicago teachers and Northwestern researchers for Chicago schools. Go to Physics Unit Support. This is achieved through the use of Inquiry Support Units and the Artemis software tool, both of which take students and teachers through the research process online in an organized, scaffolded path. Go to Artemis Support.