
Nancy L. Donaldson, PhD |
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Rockhurst University |

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SERVICE LEARNING:
The tenets of a Rockhurst education are learning, leadership and service. In order to help develop these very important qualities in my physics students, I incorporate a service learning component in my courses. My students prepare and teach inquiry physics labs to high-needs urban high-school physics students. The result of this course component is increased physics learning for both my students and those they help!
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FIS SERVICE PROJECT
Each fall I take a group of Freshman in Science (FIS) students to Highland Park Elementary for a “Fun physics waves and sound day.” Over 100 fifth grade students rotate through Rockhurst student-led waves and sound demonstrations. Elementary students learn about wave motion, the Doppler effect, resonance and properties of sound by “playing” with slinkies, boom whackers, tuning forks and watching a bridge fall down! |
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FIS SERVICE PROJECT- Help with the Haunted Physics Lab!!
The Haunted Lab requires a lot of service help and is a fun place to combine science learning and service to our community. |