JOURNAL ARTICLE

Bicycle-Powered Centrifuge: A Multidisciplinary Physics Lab Project to Engage Kinesiology Students.

  • Published In: Physics Teacher, 2024, v. 62, n. 8. P. 665 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Grace, Emily; Carlson, Karissa D.; Hardy, Joshua; Jenness, Luke; Johnson, Blake; Grover, Travis 3 of 3

Abstract

The article discusses a lab project that integrates principles of exercise physiology and physics by having students design and construct a bicycle-powered centrifuge. This project aims to engage kinesiology students who may have low interest in physics by providing a hands-on, interdisciplinary experience. Students are given the freedom to design the device using readily available materials, and the lab allows for measurements and calculations related to efficiency, angular speed, power analysis, and metabolic equivalents. The project fosters problem-solving skills, group collaboration, and deeper understanding of physics and kinesiology concepts among students. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Physics Teacher. 2024/11, Vol. 62, Issue 8, p665
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0031-921X
  • DOI:10.1119/5.0156851
  • Accession Number:180432391
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