Grade 9 physics students learned about mechanics, specifically force and motion, at Great America in mid-May. Continuing a Harker tradition, the freshman class, along with a handful of sophomores, juniors and seniors, practiced their free-body diagram drawing and other physics skills at the theme park.

According to Mark Brada, upper school physics teacher, “At the park the students get the chance to apply some of what they learned about forces, motion and energy to a real-world situation.” This field trip helps students take the abstract physics theories that they have learned over the course of the year and transform them into concrete knowledge in a fun environment.