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Martinez-Perdiguero, Josu – Physics Teacher, 2019
The photoelectric effect is one of the key experiments taught during first- or second-year university and high school modern physics courses. It is usually the first experiment to introduce light quantization and the concept of photons as "packets of energy." Here, we want to point out a widespread mistake concerning the interpretation…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Shakerin, Said – Physics Teacher, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to present five new devices that demonstrate a variety of flow phenomena in liquids and granular materials that exhibit fluid-like behavior. These devices complement and add on to a recent collection of demonstrations that was published in this journal. The devices are self-contained and portable, and can be utilized…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Demonstrations (Educational), Science Equipment
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Neuenschwander, Dwight E. – Physics Teacher, 2020
Previous generations of physics students learned how common machines work, as evidenced by their textbook illustrations. Such understanding of machines that daily life depends on seems to be evaporating. In response, for two decades I have conducted an introductory physics "engine cadaver lab." It offers opportunities for hands-on…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Physics, Science Instruction, Class Activities
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Ivanov, Dragia Trifonov; Nikolov, Stefan Nikolaev – Physics Teacher, 2020
There are many phenomena, interesting, simple experiments and effects, that await their in-depth explanation from the point of view of physics. Some of them have been well known for a long time but their numbers are increasing, especially with the introduction of new technology in everyday life. In this paper we consider a simple experiment that…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Scientific Concepts
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Kang, Chang-won; Nam, Hyen-Jung; Kim, Jung Bog – Physics Teacher, 2020
We have demonstrated both interference and diffraction of a pseudo-double slit using two glass plates with a width and a length of about 5 cm and a thickness of about 5 mm. The plates are attached at the upper and lower ends with Scotch tape of about 0.1 to 0.3 mm between the plates. By adjusting the angle between the two plates, we are able to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
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Avvari, Ravi Kant – Physics Teacher, 2020
A diffraction grating is a plane surface having a large number of closely spaced slits running in parallel. When light of appropriate wavelength is incident on a diffraction grating it functions as a spectrometer, able to separate the light into its spectral components. Physical examples of interest for diffraction in the real world are…
Descriptors: Clothing, Light, Lasers, Science Instruction
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Soares, Antonio Augusto; Henrique, Ricardo Longhi – Physics Teacher, 2021
Experiments using smartphones allow for teaching physics concepts in a fun and engaging way and including interdisciplinary approaches. The exploratory character of the experimental activities, along with the smartphones' embedded technologies, when applied in the high school classroom, also has the potential to awake the students' intrinsic…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Teaching Methods, Telecommunications
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Gössling, Alexander; Becker, Sebastian; Kuhn, Jochen – Physics Teacher, 2021
Supersonic free-fall jumps are excellent examples of kinematics in the context of drag. They have attracted a lot of media, public, and scientific interest. In 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from a height of approximately 38.969 km. During his flight he reached a top speed of 373 m/s, becoming the first human to travel faster than the speed of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Physics, Kinetics
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Zeng, Liang; Zeng, Guang; Guerrero, Oscar; Garcia, George – Physics Teacher, 2022
Instructors of introductory college physics courses are in a unique position to explain the physics of skateboarding and its associated risks. A field trip to a skate park to explore the law of conservation of energy and measure the impact forces can enhance student analytical thinking skills and their appreciation of physics in everyday life.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Introductory Courses, College Science, Physics
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Sharpe, J. P. – Physics Teacher, 2022
The Poisson distribution describes the probability of a certain number of events occurring in an interval of time when the occurrence of the individual events is independent of one another and the events occur with a fixed mean rate. Probably the best-known example of the Poisson distribution in the physics curriculum is the temporal distribution…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Probability, Mathematics Skills
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Sullivan, Kelley D. – Physics Teacher, 2019
The ubiquitous bouncy ball, or "superball," is an engaging child's toy that has endured for more than 50 years. But what makes a bouncy ball so uniquely suited to its name? Steel balls, for example, are more highly elastic than are butadiene bouncy balls. Yet it is butadiene balls, and not steel balls, that appear in toy stores and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Activities, Toys
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Nerem, Robert R.; James, David – Physics Teacher, 2020
Acharge pickup detector was developed at the University of Colorado for use in classroom demonstrations and in the dust accelerator at the Institute for Modeling Plasma, Atmospheres and Cosmic Dust (IMPACT). The detector can be used in a physics classroom to help high school and introductory-level physics students connect electromagnetic phenomena…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Experiments, Science Education, Demonstrations (Educational)
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Kwon, Munho; Jun, Joongwoo; Jang, Taehun; Sohn, Sangho – Physics Teacher, 2020
Electromagnetism, along with mechanics, is one of the most fundamental disciplines in physics, and the magnetic force is one of the most easily accessible forces existing in nature. Magnets are often used as science teaching aids and are readily available from a young age; the forces of these magnets are first dealt with in NGSS (Next Generation…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Teaching Methods, Science Education, Standards
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Nelson, Jane Bray; Nelson, Jim – Physics Teacher, 2020
This article describes an activity appropriate for middle or high school physics or physical science students. Rather than giving the answer to the question "How does a milliliter compare to a cubic centimeter?" the students develop a procedure for measuring volume by calculation and by displacement of water. Students share the data and…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction
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Thoms, L.-J.; Colicchia, G.; Girwidz, R. – Physics Teacher, 2021
Optical polarization phenomena are omnipresent in physics, chemistry, biology, and technology. Studying optical polarization is best done through an interdisciplinary approach that combines biology and technology, which usually makes things more interesting to students. Seeing Haidinger's brush for the first time can be an exciting discovery for…
Descriptors: Observation, Light, Optics, Handheld Devices
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