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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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During an experiment in his honors Force and Motion class, freshman Jacksen McNeal pushes the car across the table. Physics teacher Amy Van Matre-Woodward taught how to calculate velocity and used toy cars as practice for students. “I enjoyed this activity because it was a [creative] way to practice finding velocity. I [also] just liked playing with the cars,” McNeal said.

Photo of the Week – Jan. 21

Elle Rotter, Deputy Conceptual Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2022

Fun in Physics

Allison Wills, Staff Writer April 15, 2015

Freshmen Caleb Davis, Logan Marx and Henry Rasche work on a lab to learn about ramps through the Colorful Ramp Lab. In Cathy Whitaker’s Force and Motion class, students discovered how a ramp’s shape...

Freshman focus on forces

Freshman focus on forces

Bronte Segura, Staff Writer March 31, 2015

Using a broom to push a bowling ball, freshman Andrew Yazdi explores forces in motion March 4 in Honors Physics. The goal was to demonstrate how different amounts of applied force do different things. "We...

Losing your marbles

Sarah Burnham, Staff Writer January 30, 2015

Freshmen Keriann Kixmiller, Vicky Marshall and Casey Glasby conduct their experiment on projectile velocity in Physics. Students allowed marbles to roll down the different, sloped ramps to determine how...