Abstract
Newtonian mechanics is considered as one of the difficult topics in physics. Students usually
find it difficult to connect the phenomena of forces with Newton’s Laws of motion. In
particular, Newton's First Law of motion (Law of Inertia) seems to defy students' common
sense of motions because the need for a force to overcome the frictional force in a constant
speed motion has shaped their misconceptions. This article introduces three experiments for
teaching the concepts of Newton's First Law of motion. These experiments have been tried
out in the lessons of 384 students in eleven Grade-8 classes. The teachers conducting these
lessons were highly satisfied with the learning outcomes achieved by conducting these
experiments (Kwok, Chan & Mung, 1999). Copyright © 2005 HKIEd APFSLT.
Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
---|---|
Article number | 文章四 |
Journal | 亞太科學教育論壇 |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Citation
陳萬德和郭炳偉(2005):挑戰學生對慣性現象的物理慨念,《亞太科學教育論壇》,6(1),文章四,瀏覽日期:22-06-2009,http://www.ied.edu.hk/apfslt/v6_issue1/chanmt/index.htmKeywords
- Alt. title: Challenging students’ conceptions about the phenomena of inertia