Teaching Contemporary Physics Topics using Real-Time Data Obtained via the World Wide Web
Description/Abstract
As a teaching tool, the World Wide Web (WWW) is unprecedented in its ability to transmit information and enhance communication between scientist and student. Just beginning to be developed are sites that actively engage the user in the learning process and provide hands-on methods of teaching contemporary topics. These topics are often not found in the classroom due to the complexity and expense of the laboratory equipment and the WWW is an ideal tool for overcoming this difficulty. This paper presents a model for using the Internet to teach high school students about plasma physics and fusion energy. Students are given access to real-time data, virtual experiments, and communication with professional scientists via email. Preliminary data indicate that student collaboration and student-led learning is encouraged when using the site in the classroom.
| DOI | 10.2172/2385 |
|---|---|
| Creator/Author: | Davis, W. ; Grip, R. ; McKay, M. ; Pfaff, R. and Stotler, D.P. ; Post-Zwicker, A.P. |
| Publication Date: | 1998 Dec 01 |
| OSTI Identifier: | OSTI ID: 2385; Legacy ID: DE00002385 |
| Report Number(s): | PPPL-3334 |
| DOE Contract Number: | AC02-76CH03073 |
| DOI: | 10.2172/2385 |
| Other Number(s): | Other: ON: DE00002385 |
| Resource Type: | Technical Report |
| Coverage: | Topical |
| Research Org: | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ |
| Sponsoring Org: | USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) |
| Subject: | 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION ; 99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; Education; Education; Educational Tools; Educational Tools; Internet; Internet; Experimental Data; Experimental Data; Plasma; Plasma; Thermonuclear Reactors; Thermonuclear Reactors; Thermonuclear Reactions; Thermonuclear Reactions; Computerized Simulation; Computerized Simulation |
| Country of Publication: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Size: 166 Kilobytes |
| Availability: | To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| Update Date: | 2008 Feb 04 |
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