NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 30 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shimelis Kebede Kekeba; Abera Gure; Teklu Tafesse Olkaba – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of using a jigsaw learning strategy integrated with computer simulation (JLSICS) on the academic achievement and attitudes of students, along with exploring the relationships between them in the process of learning about acids and bases. Design/methodology/approach: The research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kaltcheva, Nadia; Nenkova, Maia – Physics Education, 2021
Many introductory astronomy courses include concepts related to basic stellar properties. In general, these are concepts that originate from the human perception of starlight. This observational aspect is not easy to incorporate in the classroom. We explore if these concepts could be developed using the built-in data in a planetarium software.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses, Astronomy, Computer Software
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kohnle, Antje; Jackson, Alexander; Paetkau, Mark – Physics Teacher, 2019
Learning introductory quantum physics is challenging, in part due to the different paradigms in classical mechanics and quantum physics. Classical mechanics is deterministic in that the equations of motion and the initial conditions fully determine a particle's trajectory. Quantum physics is an inherently probabilistic theory in that only…
Descriptors: Probability, Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Watson, Sandy White – Science Teacher, 2019
Educational researchers have long advocated for the integration of computer simulations (sims) in science courses, citing the positive effects these tools have on students' science conceptual comprehension (Develaki 2017; Hannafin, West, and Shepard 2009; Lamb et al. 2011). In fact, Liao (2007) investigated the learning differences between…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Models, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hutchison, Amy – Reading Teacher, 2018
Evolving digital technologies provide opportunities to engage students in activities that go beyond print-based reading and writing and help them develop skills for reading, writing, and communicating with digital technology. Virtual reality apps are a rapidly emerging form of digital technology that provides immersive experiences in real or…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Sensory Experience, Literacy Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schatz, Dennis; Fraknoi, Andrew – Science Teacher, 2017
This summer, on August 21, 500 million people across North America will experience one of the most beautiful astronomical phenomena: an eclipse of the Sun. It will be a "must teach" moment, when all students will want to know the "what, when, and why" of the event. In addition, many high school science teachers are likely to be…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Science Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Christian, Wolfgang; Belloni, Mario; Sokolowska, Dagmara; Cox, Anne; Dancy, Melissa – Physics Education, 2020
Over the past 25 years, the Davidson College Physics Department has developed small computer programs called Physlets. These programs were written in Java and distributed as Java applets embedded in HTML pages. Physics teachers from around the world used Physlets to author interactive computer-based curricular materials for the teaching of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Teaching Methods, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Samsonau, Sergey V. – Physics Education, 2018
This paper presents a set of laboratory classes to be taught as a part of a 1 year calculus-based physics class. It is composed of 7 modules designed to bring together experiments and computer simulations. Each module uses both simulations and experiments to address a phenomenon under study, and lasts for 3 weeks (21 weeks total for the whole…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Learning Modules
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sinclair, Michael; Dauerty, Helene; Alber, Mark – Science Teacher, 2016
Biomodeling is the study of the structures and behaviors of interacting biological entities such as molecules, cells, or organisms. While physical and chemical processes give rise to various spatial and temporal structures, even the simplest biological phenomenon is infinitely more complex (Kling 2004). Over the past decade, much of biomodeling…
Descriptors: Biology, Mathematical Models, Cytology, Probability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Marcum-Dietrich, Nanette; Kerlin, Steve; Staudt, Carolyn; Daniels, Melinda – Science Teacher, 2018
Science becomes engaging when students know that what they learn in the classroom relates to their own lives and communities. This article describes a project in which students use field exploration and online software to design virtual solutions to improve the hydrology of their school yard. The project is called Teaching Environmental…
Descriptors: Water, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Sustainable Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Whiteley, Richard V., Jr. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Although the simulation of an oxidation/reduction titration curve is an important exercise in an undergraduate course in quantitative analysis, that exercise is frequently simplified to accommodate computational limitations. With the use of readily available computer algebra systems, however, such curves for complicated systems can be generated…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Algebra, Scientific Concepts
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2019
What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Radioactivity" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while…
Descriptors: Grade 11, High School Students, STEM Education, Nuclear Energy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Staehling, Erica – Science Teacher, 2015
This article describes a lesson on the greenhouse effect in which students explore blackbody radiation and Wien's law. The lesson, which has been tested in a variety of high school physics classrooms, uses probeware and online simulations and combines two well-established instructional strategies: the 5E Learning Cycle (Bybee et al. 2006) and the…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Climate, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tretter, Thomas R.; Thornburgh, William R.; Duckwall, Mark – Science and Children, 2016
Supporting elementary student understandings of ideas related to Earth's Place in the Universe (ESS1) can be challenging, especially given the large time and distance scales involved with many of the concepts. However, with effective use of crosscutting concepts and science and engineering practices, important concepts within this content domain…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Space Sciences, Elementary School Students, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Thornburgh, Bill R.; Tretter, Tom R.; Duckwall, Mark – Science and Children, 2015
Space has fascinated and intrigued humans of all ages since time immemorial, and continues to do so today. The natural curiosity is engaged when looking up into the sky, notice patterns among celestial objects such as the Sun, Moon, and stars, and wonder. Scientific understanding of those patterns has progressed immensely over the span of human…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Space Exploration, Space Sciences, Scientific Literacy
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2