HOW DO YOU KNOW? Classroom Activities and Tools for Atomic, Nuclear and Medical Physics
Sometimes the answer is correct. The thinking behind it is not.
A student chooses the right equation. Then, the calculation works. The answer is correct.
And you ask what that answer means physically.
Suddenly, things are less certain.
How Do You Know? grew from two questions:
How do I know a student has really understood?
What can I do next if they have not?
This book is built to help answer both.
Open it wherever you need it. Inside are:
- classroom-ready activities;
- misconception diagnostics;
- student materials and teacher guidance;
- simple ways to check whether reasoning changed;
- low-resource options alongside data, simulation and investigation.
Some activities need little more than paper, a pencil and a good question.
Who is it for?
Physics teachers, preservice teachers, teacher educators, and those working with students interested in medicine or health sciences.
One important promise
No activity is presented as universally effective.
Use it. Adapt it. Test it.
If something does not work, that is useful information too.
If you have ever asked “How do I know they understood?” this book was made for that question.