Apr 18 – 19, 2026
University of Delaware, Sharp Laboratory
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Force Theater: embodied learning activities for visualizing microscopic interactions

Apr 18, 2026, 3:00 PM
15m
University of Delaware, Sharp Laboratory

University of Delaware, Sharp Laboratory

104 The Green, Newark, DE 19716
Talk (15 min) Room 103 (Parallel B)

Speaker

Alfredo Sánchez (University of Delaware)

Description

Embodied learning involves using the body during lessons in order to illustrate ideas and energize the audience. I discuss several embodied learning activities in which students play the role of atoms or electrons in a "force theater," to illustrate the microscopic interactions behind macroscopic models of forces (such as the normal force, friction, and tension) and other phenomena like electrical resistance.

Primary author

Alfredo Sánchez (University of Delaware)

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