Physics Day
How many years have you attended USU Physics Day at Lagoon with your students?
0 yrs: 26% 1-3 yrs: 26% 4-6 yrs: 21% 7-10 yrs: 21% 10+ yrs: 5% I feel the experience of Physics Day is worth the resources spent (school bus, taking time off from school, etc.).
Strongly Agree: 59% Agree: 35% Neutral: 6% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% I consider Physics Day a good use of my time.
Strongly Agree: 59% Agree: 41% Neutral: 0% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% I consider Physics Day to be more valuable than a day spent in lecture/lab.
Strongly Agree: 59% Agree: 29% Neutral: 12% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% I feel Physics Day applies to modern and useful physical concepts.
Strongly Agree: 65% Agree: 29% Neutral: 6% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% I feel that students' educational time is well spent at Physics Day.
Strongly Agree: 35% Agree: 53% Neutral: 12% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% I use Physics Day curriculum to supplement my classes and lectures.
Strongly Agree: 24% Agree: 59% Neutral: 12% Disagree: 6% Strongly Disagree: 0% Do you use Physics Day as an educational tool or as a reward?
Educational Tool: 29% Reward: 18% Both: 53% Neither: 0% How important are the prizes awarded at Physics Day to you?
Very Important: 18% Slightly Important: 65% Neutral: 12% Not Important: 6% How important are the prizes awarded at Physics Day to your students?
Very Important: 47% Slightly Important: 47% Neutral: 0% Not Important: 6% I personally enjoy Physics Day.
Strongly Agree: 65% Agree: 29% Neutral: 6% Disagree: 0% Strongly Disagree: 0% Competitions/Activities Participants rated the following activities and competitions on a scale from 1 to 10; 1 being the least useful as an educational tool, and 10 being the most useful:
Physics Bowl, the average response was: 7.7
G-Forces, the average response was: 7.8
Sky Drop, the average response was: 8.3
Ride Design, the average response was: 7.9
Logo Contest, the average response was: 4.8
Demo Design, the average response was: 7.5
Curriculum Design (for teachers), the average response was: 7.2
Participants voted for the top 3 curriculums they would like emphasized in the future. Listed in descending order by the number of votes.
12 votes for Forces 12 votes for Energy 11 votes for Kinematics (laws of motion: velocity, acceleration, etc.) 7 votes for Inertia/Momentum 4 votes for Thermal Physics 2 votes for Wave Properties 1 votes for Atom Physics 1 votes for Fluid Dynamics 0 votes for Reference Frames 0 votes for Other
I would be interested in a new competition that involved my entire class.
Strongly Agree: 35% Agree: 24% Neutral: 29% Disagree: 12% Strongly Disagree: 0% Student Workbooks How many years have you done the Student Workbook activities with your students?
0 yrs: 35% 1-3 yrs: 41% 4-6 yrs: 18% 7-10 yrs: 6% 10+ yrs: 0% I use the "Create Your Own Workbook" option on the website to make workbooks for my students.
Strongly Agree: 13% Agree: 27% Neutral: 47% Disagree: 13% Strongly Disagree: 0% On a scale of 1 to 10, participants rated the student workbooks; 1 being not useful at all and 10 being very useful.
The average response was: 7.2 I use specific examples from the student workbooks to supplement my classes.
Strongly Agree: 0% Agree: 40% Neutral: 40% Disagree: 20% Strongly Disagree: 0% Which three of the following state core curriculum principles would you most like to see added to the workbooks?
10 votes for Energy 9 votes for Forces 8 votes for Kinematics (laws of motion: velocity, acceleration, etc.) 4 votes for Wave Properties 4 votes for Thermal Physics 3 votes for Inertia/Momentum 2 votes for Reference Frames 2 votes for Atom Physics 2 votes for Fluid Dynamics 0 votes for Other
Which three of the following Lagoon rides would you most like to see added to the student workbook?
11 votes for The Rocket 8 votes for Cliffhanger 5 votes for Log Flume 4 votes for Samurai 4 votes for Tidal Wave 4 votes for Sky Scraper 4 votes for Merry-Go-Round 2 votes for Rattlesnake Rapids 1 votes for Hydro Luge 0 votes for Other
