Articoli rivista
Anno L - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 2017 Utilizzo di Tracker per lo studio della cinematica: un’esperienza in un liceo sportivo
An application of the Tracker Video Analysis and Modeling Tool software for the study of kinematics is presented. The activity has been tailored to exploit the students’ interest in sports, in order to improve their participation. The software has been used to make it easier to understand the basic concepts of kinematics, […]
Anno XL - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 2007 Valigia Antigravitazionale in Cavorite
A simple and very impressive version of ‘Einstein’s elevator’. A toy gun in a suitcase aims a ball horizontally towards a hole on the opposite side of the suitcase. If the suitcase is falling the ball exits the hole, demonstrating the absence of the gravitational field in a free-falling environment. […]
Anno XXXVII - n.2 - aprile/giugno 2004 Valore e attualità dell’insegnamento della fisica
What is really at the core of science education? What should every student remember about physics once he/she has left high school? We stress the importance of a basic knowledge and clear understanding of the scientific method as well as the cultural insight, […]
Anno XLI - n.1 - gennaio/marzo 2008 Valutazione scolastica e fenomeni a doppia soglia
The author proposes a ‘double threshold’ explanation of the persistence of teachers’ evaluation of pupils, based on prior experience, as an alternative to the ‘halo effect’ known in psychology, and describes a simple double threshold mechanical device that illustrates the concept and the analogy. […]
Anno XLIX - n.4 - ottobre/dicembre 2016 Variazioni sperimentali su un tema della simulazione dell’esame di Stato
In this article we describe and analyse an experiment on magnetic induction performed using an apparatus inspired by one of the problems proposed in the latest simulation of the final State exam for Physics. The experimental measurements are in good agreement with the mathematical model suggested in the simulation, […]