Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 72 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Porter, John A. | 4 |
Murche, Vincent T. | 3 |
Alshibli, Khalid | 2 |
Bert, Paul | 2 |
Fraknoi, Andrew | 2 |
Helms, Harry | 2 |
Rodrigues, H. | 2 |
Stonebarger, Bill | 2 |
Abrikosov, A. A. | 1 |
Ageev, Leonid A. | 1 |
Agut, Shawn | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 58 |
Secondary Education | 9 |
Postsecondary Education | 8 |
Elementary Education | 6 |
High Schools | 4 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Students | 192 |
Teachers | 126 |
Practitioners | 72 |
Parents | 6 |
Researchers | 5 |
Counselors | 4 |
Community | 2 |
Policymakers | 1 |
Location
Canada | 11 |
United Kingdom (England) | 4 |
Philippines | 2 |
California | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Hungary | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 1 |
Louisiana | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
North America | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
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
Zvirzdin, Jamie – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023
In "Subatomic Writing," Johns Hopkins University instructor Jamie Zvirzdin goes bravely into uncharted territory by offering a totally new kind of guide for writing about science--from the subatomic level up! "Subatomic Writing" teaches readers that the building blocks of language are like particles in physics. These particles,…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Science Education, Language Usage, Acoustics
Kasper, Lutz; Vogt, Patrik – Physics Teacher, 2020
The aim of this paper is to provide physics teachers and physics students with interdisciplinary cultural and scientific related content. The "dombra" is on the one hand a cultural symbol of Kazakhstan with a long tradition. On the other hand, the dombra as a musical instrument is an object of interest in acoustics. The topic can lead to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Acoustics, Musical Instruments
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
Romcevic, Nebojsa – European Journal of Physics Education, 2018
This paper has two parts. In the first part, intended for physics students as well as for engineering students whose primary interest is not physics, a new lesson related to shadow properties is given as a part of lectures on light. The effects resulting from a shadow 'motion' observed on a screen were looked into. The relationship between the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Engineering Education, Teaching Methods
Greczylo, Tomasz; Mazur, Piotr; Debowska, Ewa; Wieczorek, Piotr – European Journal of Physics, 2010
This paper presents an experiment in which students determine the mass sensitivity of three crystal quartz resonators, designed to be carried out in "Physics Laboratory II" at the Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Wroclaw. The authors discuss the process of setting up the experiment and the results of the measurements.…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction, College Science
Ageev, Leonid A.; Yegorenkov, Vladimir D. – European Journal of Physics, 2010
We describe a simple case of non-localized interference produced with a glass plate and a laser beam focused on it. The proposed setup for observing interference is compact when semiconductor lasers are employed, and it is well suited for demonstration and comparison of interference in reflected and transmitted light in a large lecture-room. This…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Graduate Students, Optics, Lasers
Ridgely, Charles T. – European Journal of Physics, 2010
Many textbooks dealing with general relativity do not demonstrate the derivation of forces in enough detail. The analyses presented herein demonstrate straightforward methods for computing forces by way of general relativity. Covariant divergence of the stress-energy-momentum tensor is used to derive a general expression of the force experienced…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Space Sciences, Textbooks, Astronomy
de Izarra, Charles; Gitton, Jean-Michel – European Journal of Physics, 2010
The goal of this work proposed for undergraduate students and teachers is the calibration of a tungsten filament lamp from electric measurements that are both simple and precise, allowing to determine the temperature of tungsten filament as a function of the current intensity. This calibration procedure was first applied to a conventional filament…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Heat, Lighting, Science Instruction
Singer, Susan R., Ed.; Nielsen, Natalie R. Ed.; Schweingruber, Heidi A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2012
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, and chemistry. DBER combines knowledge of teaching and learning with deep knowledge of discipline-specific science content. It describes the…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Science Education, Public Agencies, Engineering Education
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
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
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
Bronner, Patrick; Strunz, Andreas; Silberhorn, Christine; Meyn, Jan-Peter – European Journal of Physics, 2009
Single photons are used for fundamental quantum physics experiments as well as for applications. Originally being a topic of advance courses, such experiments are increasingly a subject of undergraduate courses. We provide interactive screen experiments (ISE) for supporting the work in a real laboratory, and for students who do not have access to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Optics, Quantum Mechanics, Science Instruction
Anacleto, Joaquim; Pereira, Mario G. – European Journal of Physics, 2009
Using macroscopic thermodynamics, the general law for adiabatic processes carried out by an ideal gas was studied. It was shown that the process reversibility is characterized by the adiabatic reversibility coefficient r, in the range 0 [less than or equal] r [less than or equal] 1 for expansions and r [greater than or equal] 1 for compressions.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Thermodynamics, Physics, Computation