Engaged Curriculum Grants
Exploring Science Aboard the Physics Bus
Researching, designing and testing new hands-on physics exhibits that engage the public
This project is about improving the world by increasing the public’s engagement with science. Embracing the Physics Bus’s mission of “awakening interest and creativity in physics for all ages and walks of life,” undergraduates enrolled in PHYS 4500 Cultivating Public Engagement in Physics will create a new hands-on exhibit that explains a physics concept that isn’t widely understood. The Cornell students will showcase their exhibit at a public event or school and then reflect and finalize the design for permanent display. This course is a step in the grant team’s effort to influence physics course syllabi to offer community-engaged learning as an option toward fulfillment of requirements and toward a culture that embraces the value of public engagement.
The Team
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Robert Thorne, Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
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Natasha Holmes, Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
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Jared Maxson, Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
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James Alexander, Department of Physics
College of Arts and Sciences
- Community partner: The Physics Factory
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.