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Vinko, Luka; Delaney, Seamus; Devetak, Iztok – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2020
Chemistry is an experimental discipline that uses experimentation as one of its most important research methods. Laboratory work and other practical work are therefore also essential in chemistry lessons. Chemistry demonstrations are used by teachers as an educational approach that can increase students' interest in chemistry and motivate them to…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Merhar, Vida Kariž; Capuder, Rok; Maroševic, Timotej; Artac, Sonja; Mozer, Alenka; Štekovic, Maja – Physics Teacher, 2016
In the school year 2012-2013 about 50 students (Fig. 1), managed by mentors (teachers from the middle school Gimnazija Vic in Ljubljana, Slovenia) created an atmospheric probe and launched it into an altitude of more than 30 km above Earth's surface. The aim of this "space expedition" was to take pictures of Earth and to measure how air…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Earth Science, Science Experiments
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Nataša Rizman Herga; Saša A. Glažar; Dejan Dinevski – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2015
In natural science education it is important that the macroscopic, submicroscopic and symbolic levels are interconnected in a student's mind. Primary school children have the greatest difficulty in understanding the sub-microscopic, which is outside their experiential framework. This research examines the classroom application of the virtual…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Electronic Learning, Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry