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Paetkau, Mark; Bissonnette, Dan; Taylor, Colin – Physics Teacher, 2013
Computer simulations (we use the word liberally here to include applets, animations, apps, etc.) have been making steady progress as teaching tools. Large collections of simulations, created by individuals and by groups, are freely available. More recently, research on the effectiveness of simulations as teaching tools, particularly focused on the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Science Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Alberghi, Stefano; Foschi, Alessandro; Pezzi, Giovanni; Ortolani, Fabio – Physics Teacher, 2007
An activity called "Project Physics, a Classroom Without Walls" was started during the spring of 2003 at the amusement park in Mirabilandia (Italy). Many thousands of students from Italian middle and high schools are today participating in the initiative. Under the guidance of trained tutors, they perform physics experiments on some of…
Descriptors: Physics, Foreign Countries, Science Experiments, Middle School Students
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Viiri, Jouni; Kettunen, Lasse – Physics Teacher, 1996
Presents the temperature profile of the Duracell Test Strip obtained using a Inframetrics 740 thermal imaging radiometer and ThermaGRAM95 software and compares this to the theoretical profile derived by Clark and Bonicamp. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Electric Circuits, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Riesz, Ferenc – Physics Teacher, 1996
Describes a method to obtain three-dimensional (3-D) representations of data on a computer using commercial data-plotting or spreadsheet analysis software in any personal computer. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Diagrams