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Interactive Projectile Motion STEM Simulation and Game, Based on Scratch (S4A) and Arduino
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Rivera-Ortega, Uriel – Physics Education, 2021
A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) tool is proposed in this manuscript; which consists of an interactive, simple and low-cost computer based simulation and game, with the aim of easing the teaching/learning process regarding the physics concept of projectile motion. The novelty of this proposal relies on the use of a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Computer Software, Graduate Students
Using a Lebron James Free Throw Video Clip to Demonstrate Projectile Motion and Energy Conservation
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Pili, Unofre; Violanda, Renante – Physics Education, 2019
This article considers a further experimental demonstration of the equations of projectile motion employing the popular video-based motion modeling tool called Tracker. Using a downloaded video--of a free throw attempt by the NBA star Lebron James--from YouTube.com, the primary equations of projectile motion, together with a number of projectile…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Video Technology
Pre-Service Teachers' Approaches to a Historical Problem in Mechanics
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Malgieri, Massimiliano; Onorato, Pasquale; Mascheretti, Paolo; De Ambrosis, Anna – Physics Education, 2014
In this paper we report on an activity sequence with a group of 29 pre-service physics teachers based on the reconstruction and analysis of a thought experiment that was crucial for Huygens' derivation of the formula for the centre of oscillation of a physical pendulum. The sequence starts with student teachers approaching the historical…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Teacher Attitudes