The Physics of Hollywood: Using current Hollywood movies to inspire teaching

Movies in physics class?Whether a ball rolls from a table or Spiderman falls from a house makes no difference from a physical point of view.It's time to think about why physics is one of the most unpopular school subjects. "The Physics of Hollywood" offers teachers and students concrete starting points. Abstract physical terms are linked to the students' world: Can Arnold Schwarzenegger really shoot relaxed from his wrist? Could there really be King Kong? What happens during beaming? And how heavy is the incredible Hulk?In this book, concrete film sequences are addressed and calculated at school level. Each excerpt is precisely localized and connected to the respective film trailer via QR code. In addition, there are detailed solutions for each task.Jan-Martin Klinge was born in 1981 and has been working at a comprehensive school in Germany. He is the author of the teacher blog "Halbtagsblog.de" and has written a lot about learning methods.Klinge also writes for other media from time to time and reports on his work at conferences. He won the German Teachers' Prize for his commitment. He is married and has two children.

Author: Jan-Martin Klinge

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: October 25, 2019

Number of Pages: 137 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1702505030

ISBN-13: 9781702505031