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Nancy Beverly
Pedagogical Methods Used
Peer Instruction / Think-Pair-Share, Collaborative problem-solving, Conceptually-oriented activities, Context-rich problems, Project-based learning, Guided inquiry, SCALE-UP / studio / workshop physics, Modeling Instruction, Mathematically-focused activities, Experimentally-focused activities
Life Sciences Focus
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640 characters remaining.Biomechanics, physiology, diagnostic tools, therapeutic modalities, biomedical research techniques. Expanding into the cellular and molecular realm
Education Research and Pedagogy Expertise
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640 characters remaining.Project-based Learning, Competency Assessment, Tailoring curriculum to student interests and needs, Student-driven inquiry
Describe the courses that you teach for life sciences students
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640 characters remaining.Physics for Life Sciences I & II sequence is algebra-based, integrated with lab activities, primarily serving pre-PT, pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dent, and clinical-track exercise science students. Physics of the Human Body is a conceptual one semester course primarily for occupational therapy assistant and performance-track exercise science students. Physics for the Biological Sciences I & II sequence is calculus-based integrated with lab activities, primarily serving biology majors and pre-med students.
What is your approach to teaching physics for life science students?
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640 characters remaining.My goal is is enable students to be able to integrate physics into their future life/health science pursuits. Throughout the course, students practice using physics to enrich their understanding of their own self-selected life scenarios and phenomena
CONTRIBUTIONS
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introduction to human motion - kinematic activities of 1D scenarios of human movement
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introduction to human motion - kinematic prediction worksheets of 1D scenarios of human movement
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introduction to human motion - Worksheets and quizzes on 1D kinematics of 1D human movement
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introductory 1D Motion and Forces in the Biomechanical context of 1D vertical human movement
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory 1D motion and 1D forces prediction worksheets for 1D scenarios of human movement
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Action/Reaction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Sample lab activities and data for 1D vertical human motion and forces, using Capstone
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory 1D Motion with 1D Forces - Worksheets and quizzes on 1D human movement
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Gravitational Acceleration, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introduction of friction in human movement - worksheet scenarios of 1D motion with friction
Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Velocity, Acceleration, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction
Nancy Beverly
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Nancy Beverly
Introduction of friction in human movement - worksheet scenarios of 1D motion with friction
Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory module involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Biomechanics of Daily Activities
Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Supplement includes friction and is interspersed with 10 short student practice activities.
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Students predict and interpret their own 2D human motion as a sequence of simpler segments. Constant acceleration does not dominate.
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheets for 2D motion graphs and diagrams for various human movements
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory 2D kinematics with 2D forces using Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Measuring Inertia, Inertia at Rest, Inertia in Motion, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheets for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for various human movements
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheet for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for Stand to Lunge with procedure
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheets for 2D force graphs and diagrams for various human movements
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheets for 2D motion and force graphs and diagrams for various human movements
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
Prediction worksheets for 2D graphs and diagrams of human movements with projectile components
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Sports/dance Performance, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration
Nancy Beverly
2D video analysis of gait (walk , jog run) Sample videos provided.
Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Students use 2D video analysis of their own videos of human movement. Sample videos also provided.
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Human motion videos for 2D video analysis practice, other than gait and lunge (see other sections)
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass
Nancy Beverly
2D video analysis of human lunges. Sample videos provided.
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Exercises & questions for HW and quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Conceptual questions for HW and quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities
Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Exercise Biomechanics
2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Quantitative Exercises for HW or quizzes, about 2D forces & motion in human physical activities
Biomechanics of Daily Activities
2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Link to resource with videos showing floor force vectors acting on real humans in motion.
Locomotion and Gait, Sports/dance Performance, Exercise Biomechanics
Force & Acceleration, Friction
Christopher Wentworth
Robert Fuller
Mini-project homework guidelines: 2D video analysis of students' own videos of human movement.
Biomechanics
Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Center of Mass, Interacting Objects, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
Introductory class, lab, and homework activities involving kinematics and Newton's laws in the context of human biomechanics
Exercise Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Daily Activities, Locomotion and Gait
Position & Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Position & Displacement, 2D Velocity, 2D Acceleration, Projectile Motion, Center of Mass, Force & Acceleration, Interacting Objects, Action/Reaction, Friction
Nancy Beverly
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