Ray diagrams in Physics electromagnetism in Physics
Pupil age group
16 to 18 years
Language of the project
English
Summary (Max. 200 words in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian)
In both of the above projects I ( a physics teacher) used Macromedia Flash to create simulations of abstract processes. At an early stage in my teaching career I recognised that some students had difficulty in visualising physical processes that were either very difficult to create in the laboratory or when models were built, the models operated to quickly and the student was not able to visualise the process as a series of steps. The students thus had a problem transferring theory to practice. An animated web site overcomes the above learning obstacles, in that they allow the students to work independently at their own pace, and allows students to view various processes as a series of steps.
Summary of benefits and transferability (in English, German, Spanish, French or Italian)
translates theory into practice students can work at their own pace overcomes visualisation problems
