Open AccessTraining teachers to use playgrounds in physics teaching
Author(s) -
Ann-Marie Pendrill
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1286/1/012069
Subject(s) - documentation , climbing , simple (philosophy) , mathematics education , complement (music) , physics education , motion (physics) , sports equipment , computer science , human–computer interaction , engineering , psychology , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , chemistry , philosophy , biochemistry , structural engineering , epistemology , complementation , phenotype , gene , programming language
Climbing racks, carousels, swings and slides can be used for many experiments and demonstrations that offer suprising results, often challenging students’ understanding of motion. This paper describes activities used in professional development workshops for teachers on the use of playgrounds in physics teaching. Toys and other simple equipment complement the experience of the body. In addition, smartphones can be used both for documentation and measurements. The activities emphasize how playground experiments can connect very concrete experiences of acceleration and force to textbook examples and fundamental physical principles.