Objects easy to find and to manipulate (as plasticbotttes and tins) are used here to make expreriences aiming at producing a sence of surprise and delight in students, to stir their interest, get them to repat the experiences gone through, interpret the physical meaning and plan new ones. […]
The aim of this paper is to show, with a simple experiment, how a cigarette burns as a consequence of pressure drop in a bottle representing a smoker […]
This article describes a three year long learning experience involving 11 to 14 years old children, during which the variations of the apparent path of the sun were observed and related to the changing seasons. The pupil’s observations and the teacher’s comments are reported. […]
This article presents three experiments on sound propagation and structure of matter, requiring simple materials, suited to middle school pupils. […]
Bonacini Prize entry, 1991-92. The article briefly describes the experiments on solar energy done by 12 year old students, and their subsequent classroom discussion. […]
The article is pertinent to a pluridisciplinary experience concerning the different meanings of the Italian word “tempo” which exact translation would be either “time” or “weather”. The experience has been conducted within a triennial program in the first class of a secondary school. […]