In the summer of 2015 I attended a Rice AP Summer Institute for AP physics C run by Jeff Funkhouser. We were in groups of 3 or 4 at tables and we worked on FRQs as well as other tasks. When each group was to present something, the members would put all the work on a 2’x3′ dry-erase board. Then we all face one another and analyze the work of the other groups. This was an interactive and efficient way to cover a lot of material in a short time.
Jeff mentioned where one can buy or make the boards. Well I finally made the boards. Any big-box hardware store will have the material. I went to Lowe’s but I also called Home Depot and I could’ve done the same thing at either place. I asked about the price of the glossy hardboard. It’s also called tile board sometimes. Both stores had 8’x4′ sheets for around $15 and both places would cut the boards into equal pieces for nothing or for $0.25/cut. Lowe’s hardboard I actually used. Seemingly equivalent board at Home Depot.
I also bought a $5 hand sander and some $5 work gloves. Now I will take the receipt to school and get reimbursed and I have 9 boards. Perhaps I’ll head back to the store sometime during school and get some more boards. This makes a classroom set for me. It might be better for each period to have a set but this is a start.
Thanks Jeff for the great idea!