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Manos, Harry – Physics Teacher, 2019
Thomas Young (1773-1829) is best known in the physics community for his double-slit experiment demonstrating the wave property of light and for his work on the tensile properties of solids (Young's modulus). His reputation as a physicist was built almost entirely upon a short, three-year period (1801-1803) of intense work as an instructor in…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts
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Ürek, Handan – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2020
Germinating a seed is presumably the first experiment made by a child in his life. So, it has an important place both in child's scientific experience and understanding. Despite the significance of the experiment, the literature indicates that students possess various misconceptions related to the concepts of seed and seed germination. So, it is…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Plants (Botany), Middle School Students, Children
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Arrebola, José Carlos; Rodríguez-Fernández, Nuria; Caballero, Álvaro – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Safe and high-quality water is essential from both the health and environmental perspectives. Water quality is so important that the United Nations has included water in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Thus, the adequate control and treatment of water are necessities. These tasks must be…
Descriptors: Water Pollution, Water Quality, Sanitation, Sustainable Development
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Nja, Cecilia Obi; Cornelius-Ukpepi, Bernedette; Edoho, Emmanuel Asuquo; Neji, Hope Amba – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
This paper seeks to investigate how students' performance in Chemistry can be enhanced by using kitchen resources in Calabar. The kitchen resources used included a piece of white paper, a swab, lemon juice and candle. These were used to show that paper cellulose was oxidized by flame due to the catalysis of lemon juice acid. Other materials used…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Moskalik, Christine – Science and Children, 2021
This article presents a series of activities that not only help learners discover the waggle dance--a behavior performed by scout bees to communicate the location of a flower patch--and its purpose but also introduce circuitry, engineering, and energy transfer using hands-on, inquiry-based strategies. These activities were conducted in a…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Electronic Equipment, STEM Education
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Keppeler, Nicolas; Novaki, Luzia P.; El Seoud, Omar A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
We report on a distance learning experimental project for chemistry-major students on the synthesis of ethyl dodecanoate (C[subscript 11]CO[subscript 2]Et), a model for biodiesel, considering green chemistry principles. Thus, we employed a "recyclable acid catalyst" (an ionic liquid) and used chemometrics and microwave heating (MW) to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Science Activities, COVID-19
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St. Clair, Tyler; Conklin, Kristen – Science Teacher, 2021
This high school life science unit introduces students to the intersection of science, economics, geography, and culture through the current practices of palm oil cultivation in the tropics. For this article, the authors travelled to Sabah Province, Malaysia, to visit palm oil plantations, conduct interviews, and collect resources to help students…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries
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Cross, Rod; Gauld, Colin – Physics Education, 2021
Newton's cradle is a well-known physics toy that is commonly used by teachers to demonstrate conservation laws in mechanics. It can also be used to investigate the physics of colliding objects, by recording motion of the balls on video film. Various experiments are described using 3-ball and 5-ball cradles, showing how different types of collision…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Conservation (Concept), Mechanics (Physics), Demonstrations (Educational)
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Niu, Zeyu Jason; Luo, Duanbin – Physics Teacher, 2022
In recent years, with the more powerful functions of smartphones, the use of sensors integrated by mobile phones as an auxiliary tool for physical experiment teaching has become more popular. Combined with the related mobile phone apps, people easily can develop and expand the physical experiment contents of mechanics, optics, acoustic phenomena,…
Descriptors: Measurement, Science Instruction, Physics, Acoustics
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Emden, Markus; Gerwig, Mario; Jänichen, Michael; Wildhirt, Susanne – School Science Review, 2021
Martin Wagenschein's ideas of prioritising phenomena in making sense of science processes have influenced the German "Lehrkunstdidaktik" (art of teaching) approach. This article sketches a "Lehrkunstdidaktik" teaching unit inspired by Michael Faraday's "Chemical History of a Candle." It shows how primary and lower…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science
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Marshall, Amberlee – Primary Science, 2019
The author writes about taking on the role of Science Coordinator, changing expectations, and raising the profile of science in her school.
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Instructor Coordinators
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Young, Michael C.; Djernes, Katherine E.; Payton, John L.; Liu, Daniel; Hooley, Richard J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
In response to the call for an increased emphasis from the American Chemical Society on including macromolecular studies in the undergraduate curriculum, a supramolecular-themed experiment was designed for undergraduate-level organic laboratory courses that provides a convenient platform to study physical behaviors of supramolecular assemblies.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Undergraduate Study, College Science
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Shellito, Cindy – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Students in introductory college science courses often have a simplified understanding of the scientific method. To introduce students to the complexity of the scientific process and the value of empirical observations, I implemented a semester-long assignment that required introductory-level college science students to build and calibrate weather…
Descriptors: Weather, College Science, Measurement Equipment, Science Equipment
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Preston, Christine; McKie, Cassandra – Teaching Science, 2018
This article describes an inquiry science lesson that was sparked by a child's question. In this school a science specialist (author 1) team teaches science with the kindergarten class teacher (author 2) for 1 hour per week. The class teacher integrates science at other times during the week. To foster the kindergarteners' interest about a science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Science Teachers, Kindergarten
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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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