Students in Blair Swoope's physics class went beyond the classroom setting as they combined physics with creativity when entering a video contest held by the JMU Department of Physics and Astronomy. The JMU contest description states that their department "is excited by new opportunities to learn and explore new physics phenomena. We want to get you excited as well, so we are asking you to create a video to compete for cash prizes for you and your school."
Each team was required to make an original video related to physics. Videos will be judged by a panel of three JMU physics professors and one physics student. The final score is comprised of four components:
- Creativity
- Educational value
- "Wow" factor
- Popularity based on the number of hits the video gets on youtube
Follow the links below to view our students' videos and help them win!
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Lightning Strikes!
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Goo and Physics
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The Physics of Cheerleading
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Music and Physics
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Equilibrium/Center of Mass Video
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Animated Physics