September 9: Introductions

First day of actual class for the students. Attitudes and behavior was very good. Most time was spent with introductions, paperwork (paper nametag, popsicle stick nametags, information sheet, general expectations, book covers). Focus was on getting to know students, acclimating them to the classroom quickly (protocols such as where things get turned in, going to bathroom, etc), setting up a safe environment. Students were asked what they thought physics was about. After some prodding (and a few guesses landing closer to chemistry or psychology), students opened up and started throwing out physics terms. Newton’s laws, energy, force, etc.