Assessing learning outcomes from experiments in a science competition

Rovšek, Barbara

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“…The main reason is simultaneity: all participants have to experiment at the same time; we need enough space for everyone, not to mention the number of identical (and tested) devices. There are some science competitions based on experiments, but in these cases the experiments are done in advance, either at school or at home, before the competition [8,9].…”

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Simple mechanical experiment on forced oscillations

Rovšek¹

2020

Phys. Educ.

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This paper is about an experimental problem on forced oscillations, which was given to 14-year-old primary school pupils at the Slovenian national (final) level of the physics competition in April 2019. At the time when the competition took place these pupils were approaching the end of the school year, when they encountered physics as a school subject for the first time. The objectives of the experimental exam at the competition, the circumstances and the limitations are discussed. The final experimental setup, which is simple, inexpensive and purely mechanical is described and structured form of the problem is given and discussed. The results of the competition are briefly presented. As such, the experiment can also be used as content for an IBL lesson.

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Simple mechanical experiment on forced oscillations

Rovšek¹

2020

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“…We invited Daniel Dziob, Urszula Górska and Tomasz Kołodziej from the Jagiellonian University, Kraków, to give an overview of this as yet little-known competition and to show how the planning and realization challenge physics knowledge and engineering skills of the students [11].Though primary school education is not within the scope of European Journal of Physics, we were tempted to make an exception for a Slovene science competition for primary school students aged between six and twelve years that is unique in its sense. Barbara Rovšek explains the competition, which is based on experiments, done well in advance either at school or at home [12]. What makes it exceptional is the large number of participants, and…”

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“…Though primary school education is not within the scope of European Journal of Physics, we were tempted to make an exception for a Slovene science competition for primary school students aged between six and twelve years that is unique in its sense. Barbara Rovšek explains the competition, which is based on experiments, done well in advance either at school or at home [12]. What makes it exceptional is the large number of participants, and…”

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Focus on Physics Competitions 2016

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Mathelitsch

2017

Eur. J. Phys.

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Collisions of Coins

Rovšek

Žigon²

2021

The Physics Teacher

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This paper addresses a popular topic in science teaching and competitions for primary and secondary school students. Experiments with colliding coins are relatively easy to perform and therefore popular in science lessons. We used the idea in the science competition we organized for pupils aged 6 to 13 years. The science competition is based on a few experiments that the participants have to carry out before the competition. Some years ago, 10- and 11-year-old pupils had to experiment with coins. These were 1-, 10-, 20- and 50-euro cent coins (see Fig. 1), but the experiments can also be carried out with quarters and dimes. The experiments were simple elastic collisions with some obvious but also some profound outcomes, which will be described below. Even if the bodies are moving fast and the collision itself is an instantaneous event, it is possible to reconstruct the trajectories from known initial and final positions of the coins. At the end of this paper, we will present the set of problems that were given in the competition.

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Assessing learning outcomes from experiments in a science competition

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Simple mechanical experiment on forced oscillations

Simple mechanical experiment on forced oscillations

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