Constructing Conceptual Meaning from a Popular Scientific Paper--The Case of E = mc[superscript 2]

Autor/in	Kapon, Shulamit
Titel	Constructing Conceptual Meaning from a Popular Scientific Paper--The Case of E = mc[superscript 2]
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 48 (2013) 1, S.90-95 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
DOI	10.1088/0031-9120/48/1/90
Schlagwörter	Physics; Science Education; Science Instruction; Energy; Nuclear Physics; Scientists; Intervention; Secondary School Science; Grade 12; Scientific Concepts; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physik; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Energie; Atomphysik; Kernphysik; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Although high school physics students solve problems using the expression E = mc[superscript 2], the origin of this expression and its deep conceptual meaning are hardly ever discussed due to students' limited prior knowledge. In 1946, a year after the atomic bombs were first dropped, Albert Einstein published a popular scientific paper explaining the equivalence between mass and energy to the general public and the implications of this principle for our daily lives. This paper describes the utilization of Einstein's paper in a high-school physics lesson on the equivalence of mass and energy, and discusses the instructional affordances of discussing exemplary popular scientific texts in a physics lesson. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10