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'Dancing Dolls in Resonance': A Simple Design-and-Make STEAM Toy Project to Promote Student Interest and Engagement in Physics
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Amir, Nazir; Abdullah, Nor'Aini Bte – Physics Education, 2021
A way to promote student interest and engagement in physics is by capitalizing on students' skills in arts and crafts to design and make physics-based toys. This article illustrates how two students (averaging 14 years of age) in the authors' science class designed and fabricated a variation of a physics-based teaching aid that demonstrates the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Interests, Physics, Learner Engagement
Ciênsação: Gaining a Feeling for Sciences
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de Oliveira, Marcos Henrique Abreu; Fischer, Robert – Physics Education, 2017
Ciênsação, an open online repository for hands-on experiments, has been developed to convince teachers in Latin America that science is best experienced first hand. Permitting students to experiment autonomously in small groups can be a challenging endeavour for educators in these countries. We analyse the reasons that cause hesitation of teachers…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Hands on Science, Science Course Improvement Projects, Student Research
Problems and Projects from Astronomy.
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Mills, H. R. – Physics Education, 1991
Describes activities to stimulate school astronomy programs. Topics include: counting stars; the Earth's centripetal force; defining astronomical time; three types of sundials; perceptions of star brightness; sunspots and solar radiation; stellar spectroscopy; number-crunching and the molecular structure of the atmosphere; the Earth-Moon common…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Enrichment Activities, Instructional Materials, Physics
Still Investigating: Twenty Years of Nuffield A-level Physics Investigations.
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Dobson, Ken – Physics Education, 1988
Discusses a teaching method using investigational skills for Nuffield A-level Physics including assessment technique, change of the assessment criteria, advice for choosing the topic, and future development. (YP)
Descriptors: Experiments, Foreign Countries, Investigations, Physics
Structuring Investigations in the Science Curriculum.
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Foulds, Ken; Gott, Richard – Physics Education, 1988
Develops a teaching scheme for 11-13 year-olds based on different types of investigational practical work. Includes discussion of difficulties in investigations, four types of investigations, and deployment in the curriculum. (YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
Notes on Experiments.
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Physics Education, 1988
Described are five physics activities including two superconductor projects, synchronizing video camera movements, electrical analysis of a bicycle, and apparatus for the measurement of thermal conductivity. (YP)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Physics, Science Activities
Can Pupils Learn through Their Own Movement? A Study of the Use of a Motion Sensor Interface.
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Solomon, Joan; And Others – Physics Education, 1991
Reports on the use of an interactive interface in school-based research to explore the learning of kinematics through body movement. Responses from, as well as the successes of, middle and secondary school students are indicated as significant for learning behaviors both in a school setting and at interactive science exhibits. (22 references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, High School Students