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Direct linkDreyfus, Benjamin W.; Gupta, Ayush; Redish, Edward F. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Energy is an abstract science concept, so the ways that we think and talk about energy rely heavily on ontological metaphors: metaphors for what kind of thing energy is. Two commonly used ontological metaphors for energy are "energy as a substance" and "energy as a vertical location." Our previous work has demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Energy
