Freudenthal Institute for science and mathematics education Faculty

Freudenthal Institute for science and mathematics education Faculty of Science Department of Physics and Astronomy BBP – Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development F(sme-sc University of Utrecht

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Initiative • CPD/Julius Institute (2000) Service schools SE • practical assignments (10 h) • research projects (>30 h) Orientation of students on HE

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Students SE • VWO year 5/6 physics • HAVO year 5 physics

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • lab manual • website Working method • preparation at school • execution at university • report at school Coaching • teacher/technician SE • student assistent Execution time • 2 -3 h

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Website Lab manual • introduction • equipment set-up • research questions/work plan • measuring method • investigation • theory • report Equipment set-up Background information

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Website Teachers’ guide • research questions • notes on coaching/assessment • exemplary measuring results and conclusions Password: zapzingt

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • circulation of the blood

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • air resistance

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • centripetal force

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • water resistance

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • speed of light Note Also available as a web-based experiment: www. phys. uu. nl/~moa

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • soil temperature

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • echography

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • tomography

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • settling speed

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • • • • air resistance water resistance circulation of blood soil temperature echography tomography speed of sound settling speed of light solar cells induction voltage centripetal force charge/mass ratio electron diffraction muon life time

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Use • 30 schools • 500 students Teachers • high practicability • necessity of checking students’ preparation • necessity of steering students’ choices • sufficient variation • satisfied with (open) design • more experiments … Students • cool & interesting • curious after …

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Experiments • connection with research in faculty of science > solar cells, muon life time • view on nature of scientific research

Physics Lab • • • Motive Target group Design Experiences Development Information www. cdbeta. uu. nl/vo/bbp www. phys. uu. nl/~kortland > english > university-based physics laboratory BBP Staff Femke Kuiling (student) Tim Pethoukov (student) Koos Kortland (co-ordinator)

Physics Lab Experiments (adapted version) • • • air resistance water resistance circulation of blood echography tomography solar cells Informal exchange of results

Physics Lab Discussion • comments on motive, target group, design, experiences and development • position in schools’ programme of research skills development • feasibility in other countries/cultures