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Schulze, Tina; Quast, Günter; Bergmann, Antje; Dengler, Roman – Physics Teacher, 2020
Although nearly everyone is familiar with colors from an early age and the fundamentals of color mixing are taught at various abstraction levels throughout kindergarten to high school, we repeatedly observe that our student teachers in physics have problems in explaining the subject. Therefore, we propose an experimental setup that focuses on the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Experiments
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Wiesner, Matthew P.; Sederberg, David; Lang, Rafael – Physics Teacher, 2020
Dark matter comprises most of the matter in the universe, yet physicists are unsure of its nature. A significant effort is devoted in contemporary research to attempts to understand dark matter, making it a both captivating and relevant area of astrophysics to discuss in a classroom setting. What is more, the physics behind these experiments is…
Descriptors: Simulation, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Outreach Programs
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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