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Persson, J. R.; Hagen, J. E. – Physics Education, 2011
Determining the acceleration of a free-falling object due to gravity is a standard experiment in physics. Different methods to do this have been developed over the years. This article discusses the use of video-analysis tools as another method. If there is a video available and a known scale it is possible to analyse the motion. The use of video…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Physics, Internet
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Zou, Xueli; Dietz, Eric; McGuire, Trevor; Fox, Louise; Norris, Tiara; Diamond, Brendan; Chavez, Ricardo; Cheng, Stephen – Physics Teacher, 2008
Since Robert Millikan discovered the quantization of electric charge and measured its fundamental value over 90 years ago, his oil-drop experiment has become essential in physics laboratory classes at both the high school and college level. As physics instructors, however, many of us have used the traditional setup and experienced the tedium of…
Descriptors: Photography, Physics, Laboratory Equipment, Motion
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Limson, Mel; Witzlib, Crystal; Desharnais, Robert A. – Science Scope, 2007
It is widely accepted that inquiry-based curriculum programs have positive effects on cognitive achievement, process skills, and attitudes toward science (NRC 2000). Science teachers seek engaging, effective, and inquiry-based activities that are standards-aligned and convenient to implement in their classrooms. For many years, the web has…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Simulation, Inquiry, Science Achievement
Buxton, Cory A.; Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
Featuring an increased emphasis on the way today's changing science and technology is shaping our culture, this Second Edition of "Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School" provides pre- and in-service teachers with an introduction to basic science concepts and methods of science instruction, as well as practical strategies for the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Multiple Intelligences, Space Sciences, Scientific Principles
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Fullick, Patrick – Education in Science, 1999
Describes a website designed to allow students to publish their own accounts of school science investigations they have carried out. Makes suggestions for initiating computer-mediated student discussions of the nature of science based on information contained in the website. (WRM)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry