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Flach, S.; Parnovsky, S.; Varlamov, A. A. – Physics Education, 2022
Why do we need to pour less water in an egg steamer to prepare more eggs to the same degree of 'doneness'? We discuss the physical processes at work in the electric egg steamer and resolve this seeming paradox. We demonstrate that the main heat transfer mechanism from steam to egg is due to latent heat through condensation. This not only explains…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Heat, Scientific Concepts
Thompson, Frank – Physics Education, 2022
An absorption line at 900 nm has been observed in Perspex. Samples of 1 and 2 cm thickness were used and the integrated absorption (line width times peak absorption) of the line was proportionate to the thickness. Facilities for lowering the sample temperature were not available and therefore both measurements were carried out at room temperature.…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Chemistry, Physics, Climate
Ivchenko, Vladimir – Physics Teacher, 2020
The point particle is an idealized object where rotational and vibrational motion is ignored. Nevertheless, in many cases such degrees of freedom play a significant role. For example, the rotation and vibration of a molecule is an important "reservoir" of its internal energy. The excitation of these types of motion can occur during the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Motion, Physics
Grebenev, Igor V.; Kazarin, Petr V.; Lebedeva, Olga V. – Physics Education, 2022
The article describes a new version of a demonstration experiment for the Maxwell distribution. In the first part students analyse the applicability of the Gaussian distribution to the projection of the particle velocities in the suggested experiment. Further, students observe two-dimensional distribution of particles by the modulus of velocity in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Formulas
Balabanoff, Morgan; Kaur, Simreen; Barbera, Jack; Moon, Alena – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Across science disciplines, light is a common tool for measuring, characterizing, and catalysing molecules and molecular processes. Despite the ubiquity of light-based tools, little research has been done to investigate how students understand light and light-matter interactions (LMI). This topic is typically first introduced in first-year…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Light
Gracia, Jose – European Journal of Physics Education, 2020
This is a fundamental and pedagogical work in quantum physics/chemistry, where we try to illustrate the Mulliken's question, "What are the electrons really doing in molecules?". And we also briefly review the development of the most popular numerical approaches in computational chemistry. We examine in a novel approach, how we can…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Chemistry, Molecular Structure
Zhao, Yanlu; Lim, Minyoung; Choi, Sungmoon; Yu, Junhua – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
The attractive photophysical properties of luminescent nanoparticles have prompted numerous studies on their synthesis and biological applications. Due to the complexity of components, sizes, morphologies, and strong light scattering of the nanoparticles the absorption spectrum alone is not enough for characterising and analysing the real…
Descriptors: Spectroscopy, Cytology, Light, Science Instruction
Baji, Fatima; Haeusler, Carole – Research in Science Education, 2022
In common with many other countries, the Iranian science curriculum does not introduce primary children to atoms and molecules but instead leaves the teaching of these concepts until high school. This paper challenges this practice and describes the changes in elementary Iranian children's understanding of atoms and molecules following a 10-h…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Lukovic, Milentije – Physics Teacher, 2019
Friction is one of the common forces that affect our everyday life and one of the oldest problems studied in physics. An interpretation of its nature is included in all general physics courses, in both high school and college. The desire and need to better understand it guided a long list of scientists who devoted themselves to the study of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Teaching Methods, High School Students
VandenPlas, Jessica R.; Herrington, Deborah G.; Shrode, Alec D.; Sweeder, Ryan D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
The growing popularity of flipped, blended, and online learning, combined with the need to support a student population with increasingly diverse backgrounds, has led to the development and use of online materials to support students' learning of chemistry outside of a face-to-face classroom. Chemistry simulations provide opportunities to make…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Online Courses, Distance Education, Computer Simulation
Sieg, Philip G.; Berner, William; Harnish, Peter K.; Nelson, Philip C. – Physics Teacher, 2019
Climate is a topic of great concern to students, but it remains difficult to discuss scientifically. We are bombarded daily by emotional messaging for and against the proposition that human activities are altering the climate in ways that may have catastrophic effects. But it often seems that those predictions rest entirely on massive computer…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Climate, Environmental Influences
Yonai, Ella; Blonder, Ron – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
The goal of this research is to provide a rich set of connections between two fields: (i) Nanoscale science and technology (NST) and (ii) topics from a common middle school physics curriculum. NST is emerging as one of the most promising new fields of the 21st century, which is one of the many arguments for including NST topics in secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Physics, Molecular Structure
James, Robin – Primary Science, 2019
Robin James was one of fifteen primary teachers who visited the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland. They were tasked with finding a way to interest students in particle physics after the visit. The science of really small things, such as atoms, is as relevant and intriguing to young…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
Wiener, Gerfried J.; Schmeling, Sascha M.; Hopf, Martin – Physics Education, 2017
We present a new learning unit, which introduces 12 year-olds to the subatomic structure of matter. The learning unit was iteratively developed as a design-based research project using the technique of probing acceptance. We give a brief overview of the unit's final version, discuss its key ideas and main concepts, and conclude by highlighting the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Johnstone, Erik V.; Yates, Mary Anne; Poineau, Frederic; Sattelberger, Alfred P.; Czerwinski, Kenneth R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
The radioactive nature of technetium is discussed using a combination of introductory nuclear physics concepts and empirical trends observed in the chart of the nuclides and the periodic table of the elements. Trends such as the enhanced stability of nucleon pairs, magic numbers, and Mattauch's rule are described. The concepts of nuclear binding…
Descriptors: Physics, Molecular Structure, Introductory Courses, Scientific Concepts