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Student Ability to Distinguish between Superposition States and Mixed States in Quantum Mechanics
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Passante, Gina; Emigh, Paul J.; Shaffer, Peter S. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
Superposition gives rise to the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics and is therefore one of the concepts at the heart of quantum mechanics. Although we have found that many students can successfully use the idea of superposition to calculate the probabilities of different measurement outcomes, they are often unable to identify the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mechanics (Physics), Quantum Mechanics, Scientific Concepts
Community-Based Inquiry in Allied Health Biochemistry Promotes Equity by Improving Critical Thinking for Women and Showing Promise for Increasing Content Gains for Ethnic Minority Students
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Goeden, Terrah J.; Kurtz, Martha J.; Quitadamo, Ian J.; Thomas, Carin – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
In the Community-Based Inquiry (CBI) instructional method, cooperative student groups complete case study activities based on scientific literature and conduct their own laboratory investigations that address authentic community needs. This study compared critical thinking and content knowledge outcomes between traditional Introduction to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Cooperative Learning, Case Studies
Science Content Courses: Workshop in Food Chemistry for 4th Grade School Teachers
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Chaiyapechara, S.; Dong, F. M. – Journal of Food Science Education, 2004
A science content course in food chemistry was offered as a 4-day summer workshop from 1999 to 2001 to 4th grade school teachers in the Seattle School District. The objectives of the workshop were to increase the teachers' knowledge of food science, to perform simple experiments that could be used in the 4th grade classroom, and to help the…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Chemistry, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers
[Volcanoes: A Compilation of Four Articles Appearing in Issues of "Instructor,""Science and Children," and "Science Teacher" Magazines in September 1980 and March 1981.]
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. SMERC Information Center. – 1981
This compilation of four journal articles (Instructor, September 1980; Science and Children, September 1980; and Science Teacher, September 1980 and March 1981) focuses on volcanoes, particularly Mount St. Helens in Oregon. The first article, "The Earth is Alive!" describes the eruptions of Mount St. Helens, provides basic information on…
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Demonstrations (Educational), Earth Science, Elementary School Science