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Billingsley, Brianna R.; Christenson, Cory W. – Physics Teacher, 2022
A popular introductory physics laboratory experiment is one focusing on Snell's law. This is straightforward to complete with lasers and prisms, but here we present an alternative version that guides the students through some of the major historical developments, recreating and analyzing significant experiments. The discovery of Snell's law has a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments, Scientific Principles
Mihret, Zemenu; Alemu, Mekbib; Assefa, Shimeles – Pedagogical Research, 2023
The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of blended physics laboratory experimentation on pre-service physics teachers' (PSPTs') understanding of the nature of science (NOS) during an electricity and magnetism laboratory course. The study used a non-equivalent comparison group using a pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments
Lozovenko, O.; Minaiev, Yu; Lutai, R. – Physics Education, 2022
The purpose of this publication is to present a novel approach to the demonstration of the Dzhanibekov effect. The main idea of our version is to use a lightweight spinning top of a spherical external form but distinct principal moments of inertia floating in the upward flow of air. As a result, the Dzhanibekov effect can be easily demonstrated…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics, Scientific Principles
Vandervoort, Kurt – Physics Teacher, 2020
Newton's law of cooling describes an object whose temperature decreases exponentially with time. Because of its many applications, it is a frequent topic of introductory physics labs. In this article, I describe an experiment designed for the freshman year algebra-based physics course that applies this law to answering the question, "Why…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Heat, Science Experiments
Puantha, Rattanaporn; Khammarew, Wilaiwan; Tong-on, Anusorn; Saphet, Parinya – Physics Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to develop a modern experimental apparatus using an Arduino with LabVIEW instead of the classical experiment. The wavelength of the sound was determined using the resonance of an air column. The smartphone app was used to generate the desired frequencies. A sound intensity and ultrasonic sensor was used to read the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Laboratory Equipment, Science Laboratories
Minchul Kim; Sangwoo Ha – Science & Education, 2024
Although Ohm's law contains various possibilities in teaching and learning scientific inquiry, it is rare for students to experience an authentic inquiry. Thus, we designed an open-ended in-depth inquiry about Ohm's law and made students conduct it. To do this, we developed a laboratory activity for students following a standard method of Ohm's…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
Wei-Zhao Shi; Chunying Zuo; Jingying Wang – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Previous research has shown that in prehigher education stages, inquiry-based teaching is not sufficient for forming a mature understanding of the nature of science (NOS). However, there is relatively little research conducted on colleges. Inquiry-based teaching should not overlook cognitive frameworks, as students' limited scientific reasoning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Active Learning, College Science
Semay, Claude; Lo Bue, Francesco; Mélin, Soizic; Michel, Francis – Physics Education, 2018
In 1849, Hippolyte Fizeau determined the speed of light in a famous experiment. The idea was to measure the time taken for a pulse of light to travel between an intense light source and a mirror about 8 km away. A rotating cogwheel with 720 notches, that could be rotated at a variable speed, was used to chop the light beam and determine the flight…
Descriptors: Physics, Measurement, Scientific Principles, Light
Broomfield, H.; Hirst, J.; Raven, M.; Joos, M.; Vafeiadis, T.; Chung, T. K.; Harrow, J.; Khoo, D.; Kwok, T.; Li, J.; Mandelstam, H.; Martin-Halls, J.; Perkins, R.; Singh, A.; Southwell, J.; Tsui, A.; Tsui, K.; Townsend, D.; Watson, H. – Physics Education, 2018
The CERN Beamline for Schools Competition gives high school students the opportunity to perform an experiment of their design using the T9 facility. Our team, 'Relatively Special', was fortunate enough to be joint winners of this global event and travel to CERN for a unique adventure. This paper gives an account of our story including the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Experiments
Ravishankar Chatta Subramaniam; Nikhil Borse; Amir Bralin; Jason W. Morphew; Carina M. Rebello; N. Sanjay Rebello – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Reform documents advocate for innovative pedagogical strategies to enhance student learning. A key innovation is the integration of science and engineering practices through engineering design (ED)-based physics laboratory tasks, where students tackle engineering design problems by applying physics principles. While this approach has its benefits,…
Descriptors: Physics, Laboratory Experiments, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Perea Martins, J. E. M. – Physics Education, 2018
This work describes a simple experiment to measure the resistor temperature as a function of the applied power and proves that it is an efficient way to introduce some important physical concepts in classroom, including the Joule's first law, hot-spot temperature, thermal resistance, thermal dissipation constant, time constant and the Newton's law…
Descriptors: Physics, Energy, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts
Navalkar, Vinita; Sawant, Sumedh; Mourya, Shubham – Physics Education, 2021
The concept of black body is of primary importance in studying the energy transfer of thermal electromagnetic radiation at all wavelengths. Several physical bodies like incandescent lamps, electric heaters, stoves, the sun and the other stars, microwave background radiation, etc., are considered to be black bodies as their radiation spectra fits…
Descriptors: Energy, Radiation, Light, Physics
Santosa, I. E. – Physics Education, 2020
A simple apparatus consisting of a plastic syringe coupled with a U-tube has been constructed. This setup is filled with water to trap air in one arm of the U-tube. A change in the volume of the enclosed air causes a change in its pressure that is indicated by the difference in the water levels. Boyle's law is shown by a linear relation between…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Physics, Science Equipment, Laboratory Equipment
Uddin, Zaheer; Zaheer, Muhammad Hani – Physics Teacher, 2019
In this paper, we present a demonstration of Ohm's law on a spreadsheet. Students can perform an experiment of Ohm's law like they perform in laboratories. The only difference is that the apparatus is virtual. The students record readings of current through the circuit and potential difference across a resistor. A graph is drawn between I and V to…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Spreadsheets, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments
Putranta, Himawan; Wiyatmo, Yusman; Supahar, X. X.; Dwandaru, Wipsar Sunu Brams – Physics Education, 2020
Physics learning cannot be separated from the existence of physics measuring instruments, but their existence in schools are very limited. Therefore, creativity and innovation are needed to develop physics measuring instruments that are easily accessible by schools. This research aims to design and construct a liquid density measuring instrument…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Equipment