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Wannous, Jarier; Horvath, Peter – Physics Teacher, 2023
Measuring permeability in a high school physics course has long been a hard task. However, with the advent of using smartphones in the classroom, it is not only possible but even easily done. This paper offers detailed instructions on how to measure permeability using a smartphone's magnetometer, starting with experimentally discovering the…
Descriptors: Magnets, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Physics
Nakano, Sumiaki – Physics Teacher, 2019
Nowadays, inquiry-based learning is getting a lot of attention as an effective education method. Therefore, it has been researched and implemented in various countries. Inquiry-based learning has been used in various subjects such as biology, mathematics, social studies, and others. In order to encourage a smooth implementation of inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Active Learning, Inquiry
Lenfestey, Mark – Physics Teacher, 2019
Students often find the study of electrostatics to be abstract, heavily mathematical, and non-intuitive. This paper describes an inquiry-based approach to teaching electrostatics in an introductory calculus-based physics class that emphasizes the primacy of student conceptual understanding.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Calculus
Young, Kaisa E.; Young, Chadwick H. – Physics Teacher, 2019
Two of the most fundamental skills that students acquire in introductory undergraduate physics laboratory courses are how to accurately plot data and interpret the physical meaning of linear graphs. We redesigned our graphing skills lab with an open-ended approach designed to promote inquiry in graphical analysis and to address specific areas of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Science, Physics, Undergraduate Students
Taniguchi, Darcy A. A.; Taniguchi, James; Ridgway, Sam; Schulz, Kathryn – Physics Teacher, 2019
The lesson presented here provides a multifaceted inquiry-based opportunity to develop a deep grasp of Archimedes' principle. It was originally developed for high school teachers as part of their training in the basic structure of the Next Generation Science Standards. There are numerous demonstrations illustrating Archimedes' principle, many of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Scientific Principles, High Schools
Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle; Caleon, Imelda Santos – Physics Teacher, 2016
The current vision of science education in myriad educational contexts encourages students to learn through the process of science inquiry. Science inquiry has been used to promote conceptual learning and engage learners in an active process of meaning-making and investigation to understand the world around them. The science inquiry process…
Descriptors: Science Education, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Parent, Kelley – Physics Teacher, 2017
Introducing new physics phenomena through inquiry labs has been a staple of the successful physics teacher for years. Introducing new vocabulary through lab work, however, is less common. This paper offers an example of a simple and short lab that does just that, and one that I have found to be quite useful in my college prep physics courses to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Physics
Meyer, Daniel Z. – Physics Teacher, 2017
Young's double-slit experiment is one of the most historically significant works in physics, and one that is easily done in an introductory physics class. It is also an excellent example of an investigation that allows us to infer the nature of phenomena beyond direct observation. Unfortunately, perhaps because of this, it is often also an…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Experiments
Vanden Heuvel, Andrew – Physics Teacher, 2016
We describe an analysis of the conservation of momentum in the video game Osmos, which demonstrates that the potential of video game analysis extends far beyond kinematics. This analysis can serve as the basis of an inquiry momentum lab that combines interesting derivations, video-based data collection, and insights into the subtle decisions that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Motion, Video Games
Etkina, Eugenia; Planinšic, Gorazd – Physics Teacher, 2014
This paper is the second in the series of LED-dedicated papers that have a goal to systematically investigate the use of LEDs in a general physics course. The first paper, published in the February 2014 issue, provided an overview of the course units where LEDs can be used and suggested three different ways of utilizing LEDs in an introductory…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Light, Scientific Concepts
Lin, Jang-Long; Cheng, Meng-Fei; Chang, Jih-Yuan; Huang, Hsin-Lin; Chang, Ying-Chi; Li, Hsiao-Wen; Lin, Deng-Min – Physics Teacher, 2014
Science presented as magic is one way to engender surprise and curiosity in students, and perhaps interest and motivation for further inquiry.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Scientific Concepts, Student Motivation
Holmes, N. G.; Bonn, D. A. – Physics Teacher, 2015
In a recent report, the American Association of Physics Teachers has developed an updated set of recommendations for curriculum of undergraduate physics labs. This document focuses on six major themes: constructing knowledge, modeling, designing experiments, developing technical and practical laboratory skills, analyzing and visualizing data, and…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Physics, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Planinšic, Gorazd; Etkina, Eugenia – Physics Teacher, 2015
This is the fourth paper in our Light-Emitting Diodes series. The series aims to create a systematic library of LED-based materials and to provide readers with the description of experiments and the pedagogical treatment that would help their students construct, test, and apply physics concepts and mathematical relations. The first paper provided…
Descriptors: Light, Problem Solving, Scientific Concepts, Inquiry
Sinclair, Dina; Vondracek, Mark – Physics Teacher, 2015
Most high school and introductory college physics classes study simple harmonic motion and various wave phenomena. With the majority of states adopting the Next Generation Science Standards and pushing students to explore the scientific process for themselves, there is a growing demand for hands-on inquiry activities that involve and develop more…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Hands on Science
Whitworth, Brooke A.; Chiu, Jennifer L.; Bell, Randy L. – Physics Teacher, 2014
Creating investigations that allow students to see physics in their everyday world and to be kinesthetically active outside of the traditional physics classroom can be incredibly engaging and effective. The investigations we developed were inquiry investigations in which students engaged in concrete experiences before we discussed the abstract…
Descriptors: Investigations, Physics, Classroom Techniques, Kinesthetic Methods
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