Lou Bloomfield is the author of How Things Work, a text for unconventional introductory physics courses. How Things Work starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. Effectively “case-study physics,” it’s designed for non-science students who are looking for relevance in their studies, an enormous potential audience. When physics is taught in the context of ordinary objects, these students are enthusiastic about it, look forward to classes, ask insightful questions, experiment on their own, and find themselves explaining to friends and family how things in their world work. In this lecture, Lou will look at the concept and structure of a How Things Work course, at how to teach its objects, and at how to assess what students learn from it. Though it focuses on concepts rather than on calculations, it is rich in physics and requires that students think hard about the world around them. Like the course, this workshop will use demonstrations of ordinary objects to explore physics, to provoke questions, and to build insight. A copy of the text will be sent to each workshop participant following the September publication of its third edition.