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Saloranta, Tiina; Lo¨nnqvist, Jan-Erik; Eklund, Patrik C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
In our upper-level undergraduate laboratory course in organic chemistry we focus on a research-oriented task in a context-based and problem-based learning approach. The course starts with a preliminary training period where the students learn how to safely and independently perform synthesis and purification procedures and to operate the most…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Student Research
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Sotiriou, S.; Bogner, F. X. – World Journal of Education, 2015
The ancient Eratosthenes experiment concerning the earth's circumference offers the opportunity of an inquiry-based revival in today's science classrooms: A multinational European science education initiative (acronym: OSR) introduced this experiment as a hands-on basis to extract the required variables and to exchange results with classroom peers…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Science Experiments, Measurement
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Bastiaens, Theo, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2019
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" took place in Amsterdam, The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Technology Integration
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Holmberg, Peter – Science and Education, 1996
Traces the evolution of physics research methods in Finland from passive observations to planned experiments. Presents examples of planned experiments designed to solve particular problems with the goal of establishing a theory of the phenomenon under study. Contains 16 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Science Experiments, Science History
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Viiri, Jouni; Kettunen, Lasse – Physics Teacher, 1996
Presents the temperature profile of the Duracell Test Strip obtained using a Inframetrics 740 thermal imaging radiometer and ThermaGRAM95 software and compares this to the theoretical profile derived by Clark and Bonicamp. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electric Circuits, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries