Student Bench Press Power – A STEM Project for the Gym

• David Miles Headly ^[2] ; Howard Willard ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

     City of Ann Arbor, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Collegiate School Henrico
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 57, Nº. 7, 2019, págs. 450-452
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A single laboratory exercise in introductory physics that includes a bit of calculus, a little programming, some breadboard wiring, and making mathematical connections between motion, net force, and power provides a nice STEM experience for students. If you can add in a biomechanics component you hopefully have something that overall can be an effective and fun learning experience. Several authors have attempted to incorporate their own students’ physical activity when performing laboratories to increase student interest in the physics. What follows is a description of a lab performed recently in our AP Physics course with the goal of measuring the power generated in performing a single bench press.