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Rodrigues, H.; dos Santos, A. C.; Soares, A. – Physics Education, 2020
In this article, physical quantities related to the motion of a parachute system in the framework of Newton's law of mechanics guide an informal approach to the mathematical concept of function. Furthermore, a graphical simulator that enables visualization of the fall of object-parachutes system is presented. The article is aimed at students and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Equipment, Scientific Principles
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Atkin, Keith – Physics Education, 2019
This paper shows how a freely downloadable and powerful software package, "SMath Studio," can be used to model physical systems in physics teaching. The software can form the basis of lecture demonstrations by teachers or can be used individually by students working in an educational environment or on their own home computers.
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Scientific Concepts
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Nopparatjamjomras, Suchai; Chitaree, Ratchapak; Panijpan, Bhinyo – Physics Education, 2009
To overcome students' inaccurate prior knowledge on primary additive colours, a coloured-light mixer has been constructed to enable students to observe directly the colours produced and reach the conclusion by themselves that the three primary colours of light are red, green, and blue (NOT red, yellow, and blue). Three closely packed tiny…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Scientific Concepts, Light, Color
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Dewanto, Andreas; Hea, Roland Su Jong – Physics Education, 2009
We report a school project which equips students with both theoretical and practical knowledge in material physics. We construct dumpling skins from a mixture of flour and water. A series of experiments is then conducted to quantify the toughness, hardness, and tensile strength of the skins, and how they are affected by adding other materials into…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Experiments
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Gintautas, Vadas; Hubler, Alfred – Physics Education, 2009
Lessons and homework problems involving a pendulum are often a big part of introductory physics classes and laboratory courses from high school to undergraduate levels. Although laboratory equipment for pendulum experiments is commercially available, it is often expensive and may not be affordable for teachers on fixed budgets, particularly in…
Descriptors: Physics, Laboratory Equipment, Computer Uses in Education, Science Instruction
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Zimmerma, Seth – Physics Education, 2009
Two curious thought experiments concerning the speed of light are presented which have been used to provoke the interest of undergraduate physics students. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Light, Undergraduate Study
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Esposito, S. – Physics Education, 2011
This article comes from a question asked by a student of mine: if the Sun radiates energy in the form of electromagnetic waves, could they shift the Earth from its current orbit on a suitable timescale? The answer to such a question is apparently obvious and trivial. Nevertheless, it requires an instructive reasoning and interesting estimates of…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Scientific Concepts
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Beke, Tamas – Physics Education, 2009
In this article we present project work on physical measurements and an examination task with a Rijke tube. The aim of our project is to help students increase their knowledge of thermoacoustics while at the same time developing their applied information technology skills and improving their cooperation skills. Our school project promotes pedagogy…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thermodynamics, Measurement Techniques, Acoustics
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Heck, Andre; Vonk, Ron – Physics Education, 2009
Physics teachers often like to discuss physics concepts with their students on the basis of simple demonstration experiments. In this article, we discuss an experiment for which one only needs a few coins of the same denomination and a wooden stick: the coins are laid alongside the stick on a horizontal surface, the stick is rotated about one of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Demonstrations (Educational), Science Experiments
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Nopparatjamjomras, Suchai; Panijpan, Bhinyo; Huntula, Jiradawan – Physics Education, 2009
We propose a series of experiments involving balance readings of an object naturally floating or forced to be partially or fully immersed in water contained in a beaker sitting on an electronic scale balance. Students were asked to predict, observe and explain each case. The teacher facilitated the learning by asking probing questions, giving…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Water, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments
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Johansson, K. E. – Physics Education, 2008
Stockholm House of Science, focusing on astronomy, biotechnology and physics for students and teachers at school, is based on the proven concept of Stockholm Science Laboratory, which was mainly devoted to physics. The House of Science has become a popular and important resource and meeting place for teachers and students, stimulating interest in…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Physics, Science Laboratories, Biotechnology
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Price, Colin B. – Physics Education, 2008
Computer games such as Unreal Tournament (UT2004 and UT3) contain a "physics engine" responsible for producing believable dynamic interactions between players and objects in the three-dimensional (3D) virtual world of a game. Through a series of probing experiments we have evaluated the fidelity and internal consistency of the UT2004 physics…
Descriptors: Physics, Engines, Science Instruction, Educational Games
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Claycomb, J. R. – Physics Education, 2009
Activity-based collisional analysis is developed for introductory physics and astronomy laboratory experiments. Crushable floral foam is used to investigate the physics of projectiles undergoing completely inelastic collisions with a low-density solid forming impact craters. Simple drop experiments enable determination of the average acceleration,…
Descriptors: Physics, Astronomy, Floriculture, Laboratory Experiments
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Kapon, S.; Ganiel, U.; Eylon, B. – Physics Education, 2009
Many large scientific projects and scientific centres incorporate some kind of outreach programme. Almost all of these outreach programmes include public scientific lectures delivered by practising scientists. In this article, we examine such lectures from the perspectives of: (i) lecturers (7) who are practising scientists acknowledged to be good…
Descriptors: Audiences, Physics, Lecture Method, Science Instruction
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Singh, Chandralekha – Physics Education, 2009
Acceleration is a fundamental concept in physics which is taught in mechanics at all levels. Here, we discuss some challenges in teaching this concept effectively when the path along which the object is moving has a curvature and centripetal acceleration is present. We discuss examples illustrating that both physics teachers and students have…
Descriptors: Physics, Mechanics (Physics), Science Instruction, Concept Teaching
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