Abstract
The opportunity to use a new scientific discovery in physics lessons is presented in order to illustrate how they can be interpreted in the course of public education. Students were asked to estimate the mass of a red dwarf star using the data regarding its planets published in a news article, and through the use of the learned laws of physics. The aim was to develop the students’ knowledge of mechanics, to expand the elements of the Newtonian approach, to deepen their astronomical knowledge and to practice research methods. This new approach was tested in two classes, and the results were the basis of the thesis of a graduate teacher. The problem was also solved by 70 college freshmen as a test of their physics skills acquired in general education.
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