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Efthimiou, Costas – Physics Education, 2018
"Skyscraper" is a Hollywood action film ("Skyscraper" official film site: www.skyscrapermovie.com) directed and written by Thurber scheduled to be released on 13 July 2018. We present an analysis of the feat shown in the recently released teaser poster and trailer of the film. Although the feat appears to be unrealistic at…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Films, Visual Aids
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Rogers, Michael – Physics Teacher, 2007
Books, cartoons, movies, and video games provide engaging opportunities to get both science and nonscience students excited about physics. An easy way to use these media in one's classroom is to have students view clips and identify unusual events, odd physics, or list things that violate our understanding of the physics that governs our universe.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Biology, Inquiry, Physics
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Rudge, David Wyss – Science and Education, 2003
Discusses why public perceptions of the importance of Kettlewell's investigations on the phenomenon of industrial melanism diverge from those of researchers who actually work on the phenomenon. Explains the important role photographic and film depictions of differential bird predation play in Kettlewell's popularizations. (Author/SOE)
Descriptors: Biology, Films, Higher Education, Photographs
Thole, John, Ed. – 1971
More than 300 16mm films for teaching general studies, that may be rented from suppliers in Britain, are listed in this catalog. The term "general studies" includes any course in social studies, humanities or the sciences offered to non-specialist students. Each entry describes a film, shows where it may be rented, and evaluates the usefulness of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Resources, Films, Humanities
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Drury, Debra – Science and Children, 2006
Kids today are growing up with televisions, movies, videos and DVDs, so it's logical to assume that this type of media could be motivating and used to great effect in the classroom. But at what point should film and other visual media be used? Are there times in the inquiry process when showing a film or incorporating other visual media is more…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Learning Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Films
Wells, Russell F.; And Others – AV Communication Review, 1973
Still pictures, slides and motion pictures were used in this study to present concepts in biology involving time, space and motion. (Author)
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Films, Intermode Differences
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Ethnicity, Educational Games, Specialists