Training teachers to use playgrounds in physics teaching

Climbing racks, carousels, swings and slides can be used for many experiments and demonstrations that offer suprising results, often challenging students' understanding of motion. This paper describes activities used in professional development workshops for teachers on the use of playgrounds i...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 1286; no. 1; pp. 12069 - 12074
Main Author Pendrill, A-M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2019
Subjects
Carousels
Didactics
Didactics (including General and Subject Didactics)
Didaktik
Didaktik (Här ingår: Allmän- och ämnesdidaktik)
Educational Sciences
Physics
Playgrounds
Professional development
Racks
Samhällsvetenskap
Social Sciences
Teachers
Teaching
Toys
Utbildningsvetenskap
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ISSN1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI10.1088/1742-6596/1286/1/012069

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Summary:Climbing racks, carousels, swings and slides can be used for many experiments and demonstrations that offer suprising results, often challenging students' understanding of motion. This paper describes activities used in professional development workshops for teachers on the use of playgrounds in physics teaching. Toys and other simple equipment complement the experience of the body. In addition, smartphones can be used both for documentation and measurements. The activities emphasize how playground experiments can connect very concrete experiences of acceleration and force to textbook examples and fundamental physical principles.
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ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1286/1/012069