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Ribeiro, Carla – School Science Review, 2017
The double-wall paper cup is an everyday object that can be used in the laboratory to study heat transfer. The experiment described here has been done by physics students aged 12-13 years; it can also be used in a different context to prompt debate about environmental issues.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments
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Haydock, Karen – School Science Review, 2014
We sometimes struggle with the question of whether our primary goal is for students to recall or understand answers to questions, or for students to do science and improve their "scientific temper". This article describes how an enquiry-based laboratory experiment was carried out in which the stress was on the latter. The students…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Inquiry, Active Learning, Behavioral Objectives