Classroom Explorations: Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’s Drama
What do you see in a mirror when not looking at yourself? What goes on as a pendulum swings? Undergraduates in a science class supposed that these behaviors were obvious until their explorations exposed questions with no quick answers. While exploring materials, students researched Galileo, his tria...
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| description | What do you see in a mirror when not looking at yourself? What goes on as a pendulum swings? Undergraduates in a science class supposed that these behaviors were obvious until their explorations exposed questions with no quick answers. While exploring materials, students researched Galileo, his trial, and its aftermath. Galileo came to life both in their presentations about him, and in the context of lab investigations by the emerging class community. Questions and experiments evolved continually; differing perspectives on science and authority were exchanged respectfully. In rediscovering their own capacity for wonder, students developed as critical explorers of the world. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/870652022-09-30T14:28:34Z Classroom Explorations: Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’s Drama Cavicchi, Elizabeth MIT Edgerton Center Cavicchi, Elizabeth Cavicchi, Elizabeth What do you see in a mirror when not looking at yourself? What goes on as a pendulum swings? Undergraduates in a science class supposed that these behaviors were obvious until their explorations exposed questions with no quick answers. While exploring materials, students researched Galileo, his trial, and its aftermath. Galileo came to life both in their presentations about him, and in the context of lab investigations by the emerging class community. Questions and experiments evolved continually; differing perspectives on science and authority were exchanged respectfully. In rediscovering their own capacity for wonder, students developed as critical explorers of the world. 2014-05-21T16:28:29Z 2014-05-21T16:28:29Z 2011-02 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0826-4805 1573-1790 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87065 Cavicchi, Elizabeth. “Classroom Explorations: Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’s Drama.” Interchange 42, no. 1 (February 2011): 21–50. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-1296 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10780-011-9144-5 Interchange Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Springer Science+Business Media Cavicchi |
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