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Leonardi, Alessio Mattia; Mobilio, Settimio; Fazio, Claudio – Physics Education, 2022
Special Relativity introduces students to Modern Physics, whose importance in the high school is increasing. Nevertheless its teaching and learning is a critical issue. Different solutions have been developed to overcome the encountered difficulties. In this paper we describe the spacetime globe, a mechanical instrument that allows to experience…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Physics
Pepino, Ron A.; Mabile, Risley W. – Physics Teacher, 2023
It has long been suspected by general relativists that physicists who do not specialize in general relativity (GR) believe that special relativity (SR) is incapable of modeling dynamics within accelerated reference frames. Consequently, many physicists may conclude that certain phenomena, such as time dilation due to acceleration, can only be…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Physics, Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts
Frodyma, Marc – Physics Teacher, 2022
Teaching special relativity to lower-division students is challenging because results such as time dilation, length contraction, and frame dependence of simultaneity are counterintuitive. The literature is extensive, so only a brief list is given here, with articles divided roughly between discussions of general principles and calculations applied…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Ackerson, Bruce J. – Physics Teacher, 2019
Electromagnetic induction, represented by either Faraday's law or the Lorentz force law, produces many paradoxes requiring careful examination and application of these laws. The paradoxical example of induction, presented herein, arose in a class and is resolved within the framework of special relativity.
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
Kamphorst, Floor; Vollebregt, M. J.; Savelsbergh, E. R.; van Joolingen, W. R. – Science & Education, 2023
Einstein's derivation of special relativity theory (SRT), based on hypothetical reasoning and thought experiments, is regarded as a prime example of physics theory development. In secondary education, the introduction of SRT could provide a great opportunity for students to engage in physics theorizing, but this opportunity is largely being missed…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Science Education
Alstein, Paul; Krijtenburg-Lewerissa, Kim; van Joolingen, Wouter R. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
This article describes the design and evaluation of a simulation environment for special relativity (SR) education at the secondary level. In recent years, SR has become increasingly popular in secondary school curricula worldwide. Because the key concepts in SR are very remote from everyday experience, they are difficult for students to learn.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Hecht, Eugene – Physics Teacher, 2021
In recent years, there have been a number of articles published concerning whether or not potential energy ("PE") as defined in mechanics is invariant under Galilean transformation. This essay addresses that issue in a different, more fundamental and elegant way than has been done thus far. It recognizes that a considerable change in the…
Descriptors: Energy, Mechanics (Physics), Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles
Sherin, Zachary; Tan, Philip; Fairweather, Heather; Kortemeyer, Gerd – Physics Teacher, 2017
The understanding of many aspects of astronomy is closely linked with relativity and the finite speed of light, yet relativity is generally not discussed in great detail during planetarium shows for the general public. One reason may be the difficulty to visualize these phenomena in a way that is appropriate for planetariums; another may be their…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Astronomy, Visualization
Janis, Allen I. – Physics Teacher, 2018
The frequently used analogy of a massive ball distorting an elastic sheet, which is used to illustrate why mass causes spacetime curvature and gravitational attraction, is criticized in this article. A different analogy that draws on the students' previous knowledge of spacetime diagrams in special relativity is suggested.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Prior Learning
Prytz, Kjell – Physics Education, 2020
An alternative way of introducing magnetism at all levels of education is proposed. It is stressed that magnetism can be introduced through the interaction between current-carrying conductors giving the students, at the same time, the possibility to measure the magnetic permeability [mu][subscript o]. Focusing on currents instead of permanent…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Magnets
Hughes, Theo; Kersting, Magdalena – Physics Education, 2021
Recently, the physics education community has taken a keen interest in modernising physics education. However, while topics in modern physics have great potential to engage students, these topics are abstract and hard-to-visualise. Therefore, many students hold mistaken pictures and misconceptions, which can impede learning. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Time, Misconceptions
Korkmaz, S. D.; Aybek, E. C.; Örücü, M. – Physics Education, 2016
In the modern physics unit included in the course curriculum of grade 10 physics introduced in the 2007-2008 education year, the aim is that students at this grade level are aware of any developments which constitute modern physics and may be considered new, and interpret whether mass, length and time values of the motions at any velocities close…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Grade 10, Secondary School Science
Frodyma, Marc – Physics Teacher, 2020
Students have difficulty bridging the conceptual gap between Newtonian and relativistic physics, and, consequently, the teaching of special relativity has been discussed extensively in the literature. A comprehensive list of such references is too large to include, but a brief list is given. In this paper, the author presents several exercises,…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Science Process Skills, Prediction
Ünlü Yavas, Pervin; Kizilcik, Hasan Sahin – European Journal of Physics Education, 2016
The aim of this study is to identify the reasons why pre-service physics teachers have difficulties related to special relativity topics. In this study conducted with 25 pre-service physics teachers, the case study method, which is a qualitative research method, was used. Interviews were held with the participants about their reasons for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Physics, Scientific Principles, Science Education
Olsho, Alexis Rebecca Werner – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation describes the results of an investigation into introductory student understanding of special relativity in the context of the relativity of simultaneity. The research probes the extent to which students are able to use concepts from both Galilean and special relativity to determine, for multiple reference frames, the time…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Comprehension, Time, Light