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 […]
In order to satisfy the need for a greater involvement of AI F in the training of primary and secondary school teachers, about a year ago the working group “Compulsory School” was formed. Starting from a ‘fact-finding’ investigation about the teaching of physics and of experimental sciences in ‘basic’ school , […]
Integrating laboratory activities into the teaching of Physics is crucial. However, educators have long struggled with effectively leveraging laboratory resources, often constrained by the limited physics curriculum time allocated in secondary school courses. A promising solution may lie in harnessing educational technologies such as Tracker, […]
The activities of a mechanics lab for secondary school pupils hosted by the Ducati motorcycle manufacturer are described. Under the guidance of tutors the participants can discover the basic laws of mechanics by performing hands-on experiments based on the concepts of linear and angular momentum as quantities which can be conserved or transferred. […]
This article describes a laboratory activity undertaken by a group of students in the final year of a scientific high school. The main goals were to clarify the relationship between the microscopic models and macroscopic aspects of electrical properties of matter and to examine the effectiveness of teaching based on guided inquiry. […]
We describe an home-made device simulating, at macroscopic level, the behavior of a scanning force microscope, that we suggest to use for didactic purposes aimed at clarify genesis and meaning of the electronic images, frequently found in textbooks. […]