ERIC Number: EJ980399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
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Teaching Teachers about Energy: Lessons from an Inquiry-Based Workshop for K-8 Teachers
Tobin, R. G.; Crissman, Sally; Doubler, Sue; Gallagher, Hugh; Goldstein, Gary; Lacy, Sara; Rogers, C. B.; Schwartz, Judah; Wagoner, Paul
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v21 n5 p631-639 Oct 2012
We report results and impressions from a three-day inquiry-based workshop for K-8 teachers, aimed at improving their understanding of energy from a science and engineering perspective. Results suggest that the teachers made significant gains in understanding and appreciation of important energy concepts, but their comprehension of some key ideas remained incomplete. The dissipation of energy into thermal energy of the environment proved to be a particularly difficult idea, and one that represents a serious obstacle to understanding the principle of the conservation of energy.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Workshops, Inquiry, Science Education, Engineering Education, Scientific Concepts, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Energy, Energy Education, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 8; Kindergarten; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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