We created an introductory physics activity for undergraduate students, consisting of measuring the same physical quantity by different methods. This allows us to confront students with questions of uncertainty, precision, and model versus theory. The aim was to measure the height of a building using only a smartphone and everyday low-cost equipment. We designed 61 methods to do so and tested most of them. These methods can be implemented in various pedagogical scenarios, engaging students in concrete tasks that are outside the lab and easily set up at almost zero cost.
Sixty-one ways to measure the height of a building: an introduction to experimental practices / Bouquet, F; Bobroff, J; Kolli, A; Organtini, G. - In: PHYSICS EDUCATION. - ISSN 0031-9120. - (2021).
Sixty-one ways to measure the height of a building: an introduction to experimental practices
G Organtini
2021
Abstract
We created an introductory physics activity for undergraduate students, consisting of measuring the same physical quantity by different methods. This allows us to confront students with questions of uncertainty, precision, and model versus theory. The aim was to measure the height of a building using only a smartphone and everyday low-cost equipment. We designed 61 methods to do so and tested most of them. These methods can be implemented in various pedagogical scenarios, engaging students in concrete tasks that are outside the lab and easily set up at almost zero cost.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|
Bouquet_Sixty-one ways_2021.pdf
solo gestori archivio
Tipologia:
Versione editoriale (versione pubblicata con il layout dell'editore)
Licenza:
Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione
945.29 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
945.29 kB | Adobe PDF | Contatta l'autore |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.