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Hansen, Ryan R.; Anderson, Audrey C.; Barua, Niloy; McGinley, Logan M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2021
This report evaluates the use of active, open-ended research problems taken from the instructor's laboratory and assigned as mid-semester projects in Transport Phenomena. Projects are structured in a POGIL [process oriented guided inquiry learning] format and designed to engage students by providing them the opportunity to impact real research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Laboratories, Motion, Energy
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Phares, Alain J.; Durnin, John H. – Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 2016
Dimensional Analysis (DA) is shown to play a pivotal role in the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This article summarizes the basic rules and corollaries of DA and addresses (1) the importance of using DA with mathematical functions; (2) how to use DA in a science/engineering laboratory based discovery approach;…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Laboratories, Discovery Learning, Teaching Methods
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Abdul-Razzaq, Wathiq; Golubovic, Leonardo – Physics Education, 2013
We have developed an exciting non-traditional experiment for our introductory physics laboratories to help students to understand the principle of conservation of angular momentum. We used electric toy cars moving along a long rotating rod. As the cars move towards the centre of the rod, the angular velocity of this system increases.…
Descriptors: Physics, Laboratories, Motion, Laboratory Experiments
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Kozyulin, M. V.; Silagadze, Z. K. – European Journal of Physics, 2011
Gravitational light deflection, predicted by general relativity, is a fascinating phenomenon with numerous important applications in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. At first sight, there is no analogous effect in electrodynamics because Maxwell's equations are linear and, therefore, a photon does not interact with the electromagnetic field…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments, Light, Physics
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Triana, C. A.; Fajardo, F. – European Journal of Physics, 2012
The aim of this work is to analyse the influence of spring length on the simple harmonic motion of a spring-mass system. In particular, we study the effect of changing the spring length on the elastic constant "[kappa]", the angular frequency "[omega]" and the damping factor "[gamma]" of the oscillations. To characterize the behaviour of these…
Descriptors: Physics, Motion, Laboratories, Science Instruction
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BouJaoude, Saouma B.; Jurdak, Murad E. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The purposes of this study were to understand the nature of discourse in terms of knowledge types and cognitive process, source of utterances (student or teacher), and time use in microcomputer-based labs (MBL) and verification type labs (VTL) and to gain an understanding of the role of MBL in promoting mathematization. The study was conducted in…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Mechanics (Physics), Mathematics, Scientific Concepts
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Dong, Xiao; Yoshida, Ken; Stoffregen, Thomas A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
Everyday experience suggests that drivers are less susceptible to motion sickness than passengers. In the context of inertial motion (i.e., physical displacement), this effect has been confirmed in laboratory research using whole body motion devices. We asked whether a similar effect would occur in the context of simulated vehicles in a visual…
Descriptors: Video Games, Diseases, Motion, Visual Perception
Pedocchi Miljan, Francisco – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Recent laboratory and field experiments have shown the inability of existing oscillatory flow ripple predictors to accurately predict both ripple size and planform geometry. However, at this time, only partial adaptations of these predictors have been proposed in the literature to account for the observed discrepancies with experimental data…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Motion, Laboratories, Geometry
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Farkas, N.; Ramsier, R. D. – Physics Education, 2006
We present a simple laboratory activity for introductory-level physics students which involves rolling balls down pipes and analysing their subsequent flight trajectories. Using balls of equal size but different mass allows students to confront their misconceptions of a mass dependence of the exit speed of the balls from the pipes. The concepts of…
Descriptors: Physics, Motion, Misconceptions, Laboratories
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Buiu, C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
The aim of this paper is to present an integrated Internet-based package for teaching the fundamentals of motion control by using a wide range of resources: theory, videos, simulators, games, quizzes, and a remote lab. The package is aimed at automation technicians, pupils at vocational schools and students taking an introductory course in…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Vocational Schools, Introductory Courses, Tests
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Grant, A. Ruari – Physics Education, 1990
Described is a procedure for studying the trajectories of projectiles using ball bearings and aluminum foil. Trajectories were measured with and without the effects of air resistance. Multiflash photography was used to determine the flight paths of all objects. (KR)
Descriptors: Graphs, Gravity (Physics), Laboratories, Laboratory Equipment
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Seveyka, Jerred; Shigeoka, Cassie A.; Bavis, Ryan W. – American Biology Teacher, 2000
Discusses procedures for investigating animal motion and makes suggestions for conducting a field or laboratory experiment using video. Recommends using nature videos to perform motion analysis. (YDS)
Descriptors: Animals, Data Collection, Inquiry, Laboratories
Herron, R. E.; Frobish, M. J. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Research supported in part by grant MH-07346 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and a grant from the Illinois State Department of Mental Health.
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs