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- Title
Inexpensive Physics Toys for Demonstrations and Hands-on Learning.
- Authors
Aravind, Vasudeva Rao
- Abstract
Use of demonstration equipment and hands-on tools for learning has become order of the day in physics education. Research has proven time and again that learning is most effective when students build their own understanding by constructing models, building circuits, and testing their own system. Making hands-on activities viable, however, is not an easy task due to geographical and economic constraints in many parts of the world. Either due to lack of expertise or due to limited budget, many classrooms cannot afford equipment for demonstrations and hands-on learning. In this article, I discuss a useful series of videos that show how inexpensive, day to day objects can be used to create physics 'toys' that can become useful classroom demonstration equipment or hands-on activity themes for elementary-, middle- and high-school students.
- Subjects
PHYSICS equipment; TEACHING demonstrations; SCHOOL children; EQUIPMENT &; supplies
- Publication
Latin-American Journal of Physics Education, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1870-9095
- Publication type
Article