Educating with Captain America: metabolic and nutritional considerations

Captain America can bring more than entertainment value to the public. The pop icon can also be used effectively in the science classroom, encouraging students to more effectively learn the content. How Captain America uses nutrients and how often he eats are novel ways to communicate real science....

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Published in:Advances in physiology education 2022-09, Vol.46 (3), p.362-364
Main Authors: Price, Ffion, Smith, JohnEric W, Brown, Stanley P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Science education
Superheroes
Teachers
Teaching methods
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Summary:Captain America can bring more than entertainment value to the public. The pop icon can also be used effectively in the science classroom, encouraging students to more effectively learn the content. How Captain America uses nutrients and how often he eats are novel ways to communicate real science. The point is to make a connection using science to explain how the superhero can run faster, jump higher, or lift more than is humanly possible. In this way fun, teachable moments are available for the educator.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advan.00103.2021