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Ekey, Robert; Edwards, Andrea; McCullough, Roy; Reitz, William; Mitchell, Brandon – Physics Teacher, 2017
The incandescent bulb has been a useful tool for teaching basic electrical circuits, as brightness is related to the current or power flowing through a bulb. This has led to the development of qualitative pedagogical treatments for examining resistive combinations in simple circuits using bulbs and batteries, which were first introduced by James…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Experiments
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Demircioglu, Salih; Cin, Merve Oztas – Physics Education, 2019
This paper presents an argumentation-based demonstration experiment to teach the light-matter interaction using an observable laser beam and vacuum pump. In the experiment, the concept of darkness was addressed using a virtual space environment created by gradually decreasing the pressure inside a quartz glass bell jar with a vacuum pump. This…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Demonstrations (Educational), Light, Scientific Concepts
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Petrova, Elena Borisovna; Sabirova, Fairuza Musovna – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The article substantiates the necessity of studying the peculiarities of color vision of human in the course "Biophysics" that have been integrated into many types of higher education institutions. It describes the experience of teaching this discipline in a pedagogical higher education institution. The article presents a brief review of…
Descriptors: Color, Biophysics, College Science, Science Instruction