Exploring insulation with ice hands

Students often hold misconceptions about insulation, largely because they put on clothes to keep themselves warm-at least in winter in the cooler regions of Australia. The following activity is designed to identify students' misconceptions about insulation and provide an engaging, evidence-base...

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Published in:Teaching science (Deakin West, A.C.T.) A.C.T.), 2017-06, Vol.63 (2), p.12-14
Main Authors: Taylor, Neil, Taylor, Subhashni, Littledyke, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity programs in education
Common fallacies
Education
Electric insulators and insulation
Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluation
Experiments
Foreign Countries
Insulating materials
Insulation (Heat)
Methodology
Misconceptions
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Prediction
Psychology
Science
Science Activities
Science experiments
Science Instruction
Scientific Concepts
Students
Study and teaching
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Summary:Students often hold misconceptions about insulation, largely because they put on clothes to keep themselves warm-at least in winter in the cooler regions of Australia. The following activity is designed to identify students' misconceptions about insulation and provide an engaging, evidence-based activity to help address these misconceptions using ice hands.
ISSN:1449-6313
1839-2946