Using Games to Understand Physics Concepts

Autor/in	Olmstead, Matt
Titel	Using Games to Understand Physics Concepts
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 57 (2019) 5, S.304-307 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Teaching Methods; Game Based Learning; Competition; Concept Formation; Misconceptions; Freehand Drawing; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wettkampf; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Missverständnis; Drawing; Zeichnen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Throughout students' careers in physics, there are some topics that they learn multiple times and in multiple ways, and other topics that are briefly, if at all, discussed. I wanted to have the students think about all of the different physics topics they had learned in, most likely, a new way. Games have been used as a way to learn new physics ideas, as a way to examine the scientific process, and for other educational endeavors. I wanted to use a game to think about many physics topics from a different perspective. I modified a board game to enable students to have a competitive atmosphere in which they would be physically drawing and guessing physics ideas. In the game, every player is simultaneously drawing a specific item from a selection of items and also guessing what the other players are drawing. After each round, we would discuss their pictures, misconceptions, misremembered subjects, and other aspects of the drawings. While this game was first used in a senior seminar course, it can easily be modified to other courses and has since been used during a three-week high school outreach course. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01