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Sagdic, Ali; Sahin, Elvan – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2023
Microteaching is a significant way to prepare pre-service teachers to overcome specific challenges in a natural classroom environment. It is widely accepted that pre-service science teachers gain pedagogical benefits from microteaching activities. Furthermore, microteaching enhances the conceptual understanding of the presenter on the related…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts
Simionato, Silvia – Physics Teacher, 2021
The concept of redshift is very often used in teaching physics and astronomy, as well as in science public outreach. Redshift is an interesting topic, used to describe many physical processes such as the Doppler effect or the expansion of the universe. Nevertheless, there are unfortunately also misconceptions about redshift. When facing the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
Inbanathan, S. S. R.; Moorthy, K.; S., Ashok Kumar – Physics Teacher, 2021
The falling temperature of the photosphere with height is responsible for the effect known as limb darkening. The Sun is not equally bright all over the disc. When we observe the Sun towards the limbs, it appears to get darker. Light from the photosphere travels through an absorptive medium. Therefore, one can see only so far into the photosphere.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Light
Pfaender, J.; Gratton, L. M.; Rosi, T.; Onorato, P.; Malgieri, M. – Physics Teacher, 2022
In the last decades spectroscopy began to play an essential role in physics education research with the recognition that atomic spectra constitute a good occasion to study the concepts of quantum mechanics. Moreover, activities in which atomic spectra are studied in order to understand star structure and evolution have proved particularly engaging…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Spectroscopy, Scientific Concepts
Lincoln, Don – Physics Teacher, 2021
The theory of the Big Bang is accepted nearly universally among the scientific community. However, there is a small cadre of individuals who dispute this consensus and they point to a handful of datums that don't fit into the picture. One such datum is the existence of a star with an age reported to be older than the cosmos itself. This star is…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Science History, Theories
Merryn Cole; Thomas Ryan; Jennifer Wilhelm – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2023
While scientific vocabulary is important, it can often become problematic for students. Sometimes, those words can become a barrier to participation or act as a gatekeeper to success in the science classroom. Under the Next Generation Science Standards, middle school students are expected to model Earth-Moon-Sun motions to explain Moon phases,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Vocabulary, Astronomy
Yi-Chun Chen – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
This study examined the impact of spatial ability on science achievement by distinguishing between domain-general and domain-specific spatial abilities, focusing on their relationship with the conceptual understanding of the apparent path of the sun. Additionally, the mediating effects of domain-specific spatial knowledge on the relationships…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Spatial Ability, Science Achievement
Birriel, Jennifer J.; Wagoner, Jacob M. – Physics Teacher, 2022
Solar limb darkening is a prominent feature seen in white images of the Sun: the brightness of the solar disk is greatest at the solar center and decreases radially outward towards the limb. White light images can be used to examine and even model limb darkening; however, the limb-darkening effect is, in fact, wavelength dependent. Limb darkening…
Descriptors: Energy, Astronomy, Light, Science Instruction
Feoli, Antonio; Benedetto, Elmo – Physics Education, 2021
This paper has a didactic aim. Indeed, starting from the well-known principle of free fall discovered by Galileo Galilei, we want to make some reflections that we consider useful for secondary school students. Being the acceleration invariant with respect to Galilei's transformations, it is useful to underline that the free fall in a gravitational…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Motion
Tripathi, Swapnil – Physics Teacher, 2021
Shadows produced by sunlight reflected from convex surfaces can be very well defined. This article provides an explanation for this phenomenon as well as a demonstration/lab activity for students to investigate properties of shadows made from sunlight reflected by a curved surface.
Descriptors: Light, Scientific Concepts, Astronomy, Demonstrations (Educational)
Bekaert, Hans; Van Winckel, Hans; Van Dooren, Wim; Steegen, An; De Cock, Mieke – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
We investigated to what extent secondary school students have insight in the apparent motion of the Sun and stars (AMoSS). We used the AMoSS test instrument, which focuses on distinctions between different aspects of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars. It consists of 12 multiple-choice questions accompanied by explanations. We administered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Motion, Astronomy
Pinar Baspinar; Jale Çakiroglu; Engin Karahan – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2024
Astronomy education is essential for STEM education in primary schools, and integrating engineering design-based science education enhances student engagement and achievement in the field of space science. Integrating engineering design into science education is essential for students to excel in astronomy and to meet the requirements of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Middle Schools, Grade 6, Astronomy
Saeed Salimpour; Michael Fitzgerald; Robert Hollow – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Over the years, there have been various calls to increase and better represent astronomy in curricula. This is motivated by views within the astronomy and astronomy education communities that the awe, wonder, and interdisciplinary nature of astronomy has the potential to engage students in STEM across disciplines. Reviews of curricula have shown…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Physics, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries
David C. Owens – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
Elementary students learn best when they make observations about perplexing natural phenomena, ask questions about what they observed, and pursue answers to their own questions through engagement in science practice. However, facilitating such learning experiences can be challenging for novice instructors. In this unit, pre-service elementary…
Descriptors: Science Education, Lunar Research, Astronomy, Elementary School Students
Dhanang Setyo Ervana; Raharjo; Munasir; Eko Hariyono; Judhistira Aria Utama – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2024
This study aims to describe the 3D model's online modules effectiveness in the practicing mastery of conceptual knowledge in solar system learning using an instrument which tested 58 7th-grade respondents from one of the junior high schools in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. The respondents were then divided without randomization into 29…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Astronomy, Science Instruction, Geometric Concepts