Motion on an inclined plane and the nature of science

Ann-Marie Pendrill; Peter Ekström; Lena Hansson; Lassana Ouattara; Ulrika Ryan

doi:10.1088/0031-9120/49/2/180

Motion on an inclined plane and the nature of science

Ann-Marie Pendrill, Peter Ekström, Lena Hansson, Lassana Ouattara, Ulrika Ryan

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Friction is an important phenomenon in everyday life. All children are familiar with playground slides, which may thus be a good starting point for investigating friction. Motion on an inclined plane is a standard physics example. This paper presents an investigation of friction by a group of 11-year olds. How did they plan their investigations? What aspects of friction could they discern? What understanding of the nature of science was revealed—and developed—during their investigation and subsequent discussion with the teacher?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	180-187
Journal	Physics Education
Volume	49
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/49/2/180
Publication status	Published - 2014

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