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Peter Ekström

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Motion on an inclined plane and the nature of science

Author

  • Ann-Marie Pendrill
  • Peter Ekström
  • Lena Hansson
  • Lassana Ouattara
  • Ulrika Ryan

Summary, in English

Friction is an important phenomenon in everyday life. All children are familiar with playground slides, which may thus be a good starting point for investigating friction. Motion on an inclined plane is a standard physics example. This paper presents an investigation of friction by a group of 11-year olds. How did they plan their investigations? What aspects of friction could they discern? What understanding of the nature of science was revealed—and developed—during their investigation and subsequent discussion with the teacher?

Department/s

  • Faculty of Science
  • Nuclear physics
  • Department of Physics
  • Synchrotron Radiation Research

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

180-187

Publication/Series

Physics Education

Volume

49

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Topic

  • Physical Sciences

Status

Published

Project

  • NRCF (National Resource Center for Physics Education)

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1361-6552