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Hughes, Stephen; Alkhazraji, Sultan; Zhang, Xiangyu; Nadarajah, Helen; Goodwin, Candice Michelle; Leisemann, Scott; Evason, Chris; Potter, Darryl – Physics Education, 2021
Diffraction is an important phenomenon in physics. This paper describes using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to produce cross-sectional images of iridescent seashells. When seashell cross-sections are viewed in a SEM, regular structure is seen. Seashells are a good example of a biocomposite material and good natural objects for introducing…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Case Studies
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Aftenieva, Olha; Schletz, Daniel; Meyer, Antonia; Ku¨hne, Tino; Schmalzriedt, Sierk; Niethammer, Manuela; Ko¨nig, Tobias A. F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
In contrast to a macroscopic solid, the color and spectroscopic properties of gold nanoparticles change with size. Here, we propose a teaching platform for high school students (hereafter defined as students, attending secondary school in Europe, preparatory high schools in the US, or any educational institution of a comparable level) that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Metallurgy, Color, High School Students
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Hughes, Stephen; Evason, Chris; Baldwin, Shelley; Nadarajah, Helen; Leisemann, Scott; Wright, Susan – Physics Education, 2020
STEM is about the integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To teach STEM effectively, students need practical examples of subject integration. A good example is the use of an electron microscope in teaching physics and biology. An electron microscope is an instrument in which the operation depends on electromagnetism and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Laboratory Equipment, Physics, Biology
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Joa~o Barreira; Daniel F. Arau´jo; Ricardo Soares; Christian J. Sanders; Dominik Jakob Weiss; Wilson Machado – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The continuous advances in mass spectrometry techniques have pushed forward the frontiers of all branches of the isotope biogeochemistry field. In environmental studies, different isotope ratios as determined in different reservoirs offer the opportunity, for example, to identify pollution sources and to trace metal fluxes within the trophic web…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Color
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Thysiadou, Anna; Gaki, Vaso – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2021
The introduction of the computer into the educational process is a fact. The educational use of new technologies creates a new, more appealing and enjoyable learning environment. The introduction of new technologies into school differentiates the role of the professor by giving him/her a guiding character in a process of experiential approach to…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Pantaleo, Sylvia – Social Studies, 2021
Participation in a classroom-based study provided Grade 4 students with multiple opportunities to develop their visual meaning-making skills and competences, as well as their aesthetic understanding of and critical thinking about multimodal ensembles. Intentionally-designed instruction during the multifaceted research included a variety of…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Critical Thinking, Aesthetics
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Eilks, Ingo; Gulacar, Ozcan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
One of the topics that chemistry teachers have a great challenge introducing is chemical equilibrium. When being introduced to chemical equilibrium, many students have difficulties in understanding that some reactions do not go to completion, as this contrasts most of their supposed prior experiences in chemistry lessons. Students may also…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Chemistry, Demonstrations (Educational)
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Siry, Christina; Gorges, Anna – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This manuscript elaborates the value of looking beyond the written and spoken word in science education research and practice at the early childhood level. We examine one plurilingual child's descriptions of a science activity to explore the "diversity of resources" that she used while expressing her understandings of a sound…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Science Instruction, Nonverbal Communication, Freehand Drawing
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Haagen-Schützenhöfer, Claudia – Physics Education, 2017
The quality of learning processes is mainly determined by the extent to which students' conceptions are addressed and thus conceptual change is triggered. Colour phenomena are a topic within initial instruction of optics which is challenging. A physically adequate concept of white light is crucial for being able to grasp the processes underlying…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Color, Scientific Concepts
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Harlow, Jason J. B.; Harrison, David M.; Justason, Michael; Meyertholen, Andrew; Wilson, Brian – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2017
We measured the personality type of the students in a large introductory physics course of mostly life science students using the True Colors instrument. We found large correlations of personality type with performance on the precourse Force Concept Inventory (FCI), both term tests, the postcourse FCI, and the final examination. We also saw…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Introductory Courses, Physics, Science Instruction
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Tsivitanidou, Olia E.; Constantinou, Costas P.; Labudde, Peter; Rönnebeck, Silke; Ropohl, Mathias – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate how reciprocal peer assessment in modeling-based learning can serve as a learning tool for secondary school learners in a physics course. The participants were 22 upper secondary school students from a gymnasium in Switzerland. They were asked to model additive and subtractive color mixing in groups of two,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Physics
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Prokop, Pavol; Fancovicová, Jana – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
Plants are characterised by a great diversity of easily observed features such as colours or shape, but children show low interest in learning about them. Here, we integrated modern theory of adaptive memory and evolutionary views of the function of fruit colouration on children's retention of information. Survival-relevant (fruit toxicity) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Botany, Science Instruction
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Grusche, Sascha – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Prismatic refraction is a classic topic in science education. To investigate how undergraduate students think about prismatic dispersion, and to see how they change their thinking when observing dispersed images, five teaching experiments were done and analysed according to the Model of Educational Reconstruction. For projection through a prism,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Learning Activities, Undergraduate Students
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Gime´nez, Javier – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
The main objective of this work was to show the application of the study of ancient technology and science on teaching (and learning) chemistry in Chemical Engineering Undergraduate studies. Degradation patterns of pigments used in Ancient Egypt were incorporated in the syllabus of the course entitled "Technological and Scientific…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemical Engineering, Technology, Undergraduate Study
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Giménez, Javier – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2014
Ancient cultures or civilizations carried out different technological improvements without the knowledge of the scientific processes involved. At the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB), some courses deal with the technological achievements in the antiquity and, in particular, one course deals with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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