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Walsh, Kevin – School Science Review, 2018
Computer simulations have been used very effectively for many years in the teaching of science but the focus has been on cognitive development. This study, however, is an investigation into the possibility that a student's experimental skills in the real-world environment can be judged via the undertaking of a suitably chosen computer simulation…
Descriptors: Physics, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction, Cognitive Development
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Smyth, A. J. M. – Physics Education, 1970
Presents a research project for secondary school students in the fields of archaeophysics (archaeology) and geophysics using gamma spectroscopy. Describes investigations in mineralization and in dating of potsherds. (LS)
Descriptors: Geophysics, Instruction, Laboratory Procedures, Physics