School Physics Experiments Research Articles

Measurement of the damping coefficient of an elastic rubber band oscillator by a smartphone

The use of smartphones as laboratory tools for school physics experiments has recently received attention for the possibility of carrying out a wide variety of didactic experiments with low-cost equipments. This article presents a study on a damped oscillator consisting of an elastic rubber loop and a mass. The investigation of the oscillations was conducted by using a smartphone. The experimental data was interpreted by a simple model, obtaining information on the viscoelastic properties of the rubber material.

Application Strategies of Steam in High School Physics Experiment Activities

Application Strategies of Steam in High School Physics Experiment Activities

Investigating the linear equations of maximum and minimum slope lines on a linear graph in high school physics experiments using numerical method

This study investigates the maximum and minimum slope lines of a linear graph used in high school physics experiments. The uncertainty of the graph is calculated by considering the steepest and shallowest possible lines. However, manually drawing these lines can be challenging. Thus, this research employs numerical calculation method to determine the slopes of the two straight lines that pass through the number of error bar of y-data as much as possible. These lines are drawn between the lower edge of the error bars and the upper edge of the error bars of two data points on the graph. Two case studies are conducted using physics’ experimental data, which includes three columns; x-data, averaged y-data and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of means. The results are presented as data points with error bars on graph, along with the maximum and the minimum slope lines and their corresponding linear equations. Further analysis of uncertainties of slope and Y-intercept can be performed using these equations. These findings are valuable for researchers, educators, and students to interpret and report the results. In addition, a web application is presented to facilitate the determination, further enhancing the study’s accessibility and usefulness.

Investigation and Analysis of the Current Situation of Physics Experiment Teaching in Junior High School

Physics experiment teaching plays an important role in physics teaching and is an important part of physics teaching. Implementing physics experimental education in middle schools can stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning and improve learning efficiency. By intuitively understanding physical concepts and laws, students can develop their observation and thinking abilities. Therefore, investigating the current situation of physics experimental teaching in middle schools is of great significance. Based on the partial research results of middle school physics experiments, investigate the problems that exist in middle school physics experiments. This article mainly analyzes the problems and reasons of physics experimental education.

Exploration on the value and development strategy of middle school physics experiment teaching

Exploration on the value and development strategy of middle school physics experiment teaching

Research on Measures to Cultivate Core Literacy in Senior High School Physics Experiment Teaching

Research on Measures to Cultivate Core Literacy in Senior High School Physics Experiment Teaching

Improvement of Junior High School Physics Experiment Teaching Evaluation System Based on Core Literacy

Improvement of Junior High School Physics Experiment Teaching Evaluation System Based on Core Literacy

Digital skills of a physics teacher in a school physics experiment

Digital skills of a physics teacher in a school physics experiment

Middle School Physics Experiment Teaching Within “Internet Plus”: From the Status Quo to Implications

Middle school physics experiment is a significant basic course with extensive content and strong practicability. This course has high requirements for students to master and understand the background and basic principles of various physical experiments, as well as the working principles and the use of various experimental devices. Based on the importance of physics experiment teaching and the limitations of the traditional experiment teaching mode, this paper first reviews the traditional mode in the context of the Internet and puts forward the new physics experiment teaching mode within "Internet Plus" in the new era, including theoretical guidance of constructing the experimental teaching mode, the innovation of teaching methods and examination methods, and the prospect of promoting the development of education industry. At the same time, this paper puts forward the network teaching platform system that can implement the new physics experiment teaching, including exercises, flipped classroom, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), and discusses them separately, hoping to provide research reference for middle school physics teaching and research in the future.

Analysis of Online Peer Feedback on High School Physics Experiment Report

Analysis of Online Peer Feedback on High School Physics Experiment Report

高校物理・実験授業へのICT教育の活用例〜タブレットがやってきた〜

高校物理・実験授業へのICT教育の活用例〜タブレットがやってきた〜

Learning how to teach experiments in the school physics laboratory

The focus of this research is in the broader area of physics teacher education. The aim is to investigate physics teachers’ efforts to learn how to teach and assess experiments, and in particular, concepts related to scientific evidence in the school physics laboratory. The study has looked at the participants as both learners and prospective teachers. It has taken place within the context of the course “Secondary Science Lab Applications” within a pre-service teacher education program in a Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education. Twenty-four students participated. The participants: a) revised the main concepts related to scientific practices (in particular, experimental validity and reliability of measurement), b) developed lesson plans, teaching and assessment methods and, c) taught school physics experiments. Interviews were conducted with the participants during their preparation for teaching and after teaching. They were observed when teaching and all classes were videotaped. A qualitative and quantitative data analysis identified particular trends among the participants. Students’ difficulties while they designed, carried out experiments and wrote lab reports were identified, as well as the difficulties they experienced when teaching experiments.

Computer Vision Based Object Tracking as a Teaching Aid for High School Physics Experiments

Computer Vision Based Object Tracking as a Teaching Aid for High School Physics Experiments

Redesigning an Experiment to Determine the Coefficient of Friction

Typical high school physics experiments that investigate friction coefficients usually use a weighted mass that is dragged across a surface and is attached to a spring scale; the spring scale measures the frictional force occurring in the system. In such an experiment, a constant velocity (zero net force) is necessary in order to ensure that the measured force is only the friction force. While this configuration is simple to conduct and construct, it can be rather difficult to maintain a constant velocity of the weighted mass and to read the moving spring scale at the same time, which may result in large errors. We attempted to solve these issues by designing a new friction-coefficient experiment involving only static measurements. To conduct our experiment, we slid a block down a sloped surface and observed where the block landed. By measuring the horizontal distance of the block’s landing location, we could definitively derive the kinetic friction coefficient between the wood block and the sloped board. The standard deviation from our newly designed experiment is ~3 times smaller than that of the traditional experiment, which demonstrates that our experiment may be a viable replacement for standard high school physics experiments on kinetic friction. This experiment can also enhance the learning of physics topics like Newton’s second law, motion in two dimensions, friction, and programming.

A Follow-up Study on High School Physics Experiments for Radiation Study

A Follow-up Study on High School Physics Experiments for Radiation Study

Prospects for using cloud technologies in school physics experiments

In some teaching physics experiments (e.g., fast-flow, slow-flow), there are characteristic problems associated with trying to capture a number of quantities. One way to solve these problems is the use of computer technology. Another area of ICT use in performing learning experiments is computer simulation of physical processes. It also seems logical to use computer technology in the mathematical processing of experimental results. Thus, the use of ICT at all stages of a physics learning experiment can improve its quality.

Development of Teaching Materials in the High School Physics Experiment by Use of High-Speed Cameras

Development of Teaching Materials in the High School Physics Experiment by Use of High-Speed Cameras

Examining the Novelty, Interactivity and User-Friendly Attributes of Virtual Laboratory Package For Conducting Nigerian Secondary School Physics Experiments

The study assessed the novelty, interactivity and user-friendly attributes of a developed virtual laboratory package for conducting Nigerian secondary school physics experiments. Descriptive survey design was employed and answers were provided to three research questions. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 22 instructional design experts and 35 computer experts who examined and rated the package using adapted questionnaires that were validated and found reliable for data collection. Data gathered from the administration of the questionnaires were analyzed using Mean and Standard deviation. Findings revealed that computer experts agreed that learning through virtual laboratory is an innovation that is new to physics students and teachers in Nigerian secondary schools (average mean response = 2.61 out of 5), instructional design experts rated the interactivity features of the package low (average mean response = 2.32 out of 5), but agreed that the package possess user-friendly features (average mean response = 2.80 out of 5). Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that, developers of learning packages such as virtual physics laboratory package should ensure high interactivity and friendliness of the packages in order to improve students’ achievement, enhance effective communication and foster their interest in physics contents.

The use of cylindrical lenses in easy experiments for physics education and the magicarts

The purpose of this article is to present the properties of cylindrical lenses and providesome examples of their use in easy school physics experiments. Such experiments could besuccessfully conducted in the context of science education, in fun experiments thatteach physics and in science fair projects, or used to entertain an audience bystaging tricks, effects or illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats.

Are dead chickens ohmic?

Modern low-cost data acquisition systems enable pupils to study the voltage–current characteristics of a wide range of different materials and devices in a quick and convenient way. In particular, it is possible to study materials, such as meat and vegetables, not normally associated with school physics experiments.