Pokemon Physics: Work and Energy

In this one-time course, students will be introduced to the physics concepts of work and energy. Students will learn what work and energy are, forms of energy and the Law of Conservation of Energy.  This course will include light math; they will learn the equation W=Fd.  We will not spend too much time on it, but students should be familiar with multiplication. Familiarity with division is not needed.  We'll play a couple of Pokemon quiz games during the class that will test students on what they've learned.

This course is a Pokemon themed course. All of the quiz games we play incorporate Pokemon. For example, one game requires students to correctly answer questions in order to catch and then evolve a Pokemon. I also weave Pokemon into the material as I can, although the content is not saturated with Pokemon. For example, when talking about electrical energy I include a picture of Pikachu using thunderbolt.

The format of this class is a mix of lecture and presentation. I am a Chemical Engineer.