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Santos, Antonio Carlos Fontes – Physics Teacher, 2017
"You don't look like a physicist!" "Sorry, this bus only goes to the university, Sir." "Where are you going, sir?" "So, you are a university professor? But a substitute one, aren't you?" "OK, you're a professor, but do you do research?" As a person of color teaching physics in Brazil, those are…
Descriptors: Physics, Stereotypes, College Faculty, Science Instruction
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Gaudio, Anderson Coser; Ferracioli, Laercio – Physics Teacher, 1995
Describes the construction of and the theory behind a balloon made of newspaper that is used in Brazilian folk parties. (JRH)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Elementary Secondary Education, Force, Foreign Countries