The Physics Alive Podcast
Episode #23
Sap, Redshift, Justice, and Universal Design for Learning
Today we talk about three articles and one new column from the May 2021 issue of The Physics Teacher: the physics of sap ascent, misconceptions about redshift, a new column on justice and physics, and a case study on using UDL to help physics students with differing abilities.
Episode Notes and Resources
Journal: The Physics Teacher
Article #1:
- Title: Sap Is Clever? Sap Ascent for Undergraduates Investigated with an Artificial Tree
- Authors: Sergio González-Cámara, Soledad Sanz-Alférez, Maria-Isabel Orús, and Jose-Ramón Ares
Article #2:
- Title: Three Redshifts: Doppler, Cosmological, and Gravitational
- Author: Silvia Simionato
New Column:
- Title: Justice issues in physics and physics education
- Column editors: Deepak Iyer and Shannon Wachowski
Article #3:
- Title: Using Universal Design for Learning to Support Students with Disabilities in a SCALE-UP Physics Course
- Authors: Westley James, James H. Cooney, Jacquelyn J. Chini, Eleazar Vasquez III, and Jillian Schreffler