Three Misconceptions about Radiation--And What We Teachers Can Do to Confront Them

Autor/in	Neumann, Susanne
Titel	Three Misconceptions about Radiation--And What We Teachers Can Do to Confront Them
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 52 (2014) 6, S.357-358 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
DOI	10.1119/1.4893090
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Radiation; Scientific Concepts; Science Instruction; Physics; Mass Media Effects; Language Usage; Teaching Methods; Light + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Strahlung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Physik; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Licht
Abstract	During the last few years teaching physics, I have noticed that my students are becoming more and more interested in the topic of radiation. Mobile phones, modern game consoles, and WiFi--all of these devices involving some kind of radiation are part of our students' everyday lives. Students are also frequently confronted in the media with debates relating to different types of radiation: What are the effects of nuclear contamination going to be after the Fukushima accident? Can radiation from mobile phones really cause cancer? Should the use of tanning booths be forbidden for teenagers? Although students seem to be very motivated to learn about the topic of radiation, I have encountered several misconceptions about this topic that my students bring into the physics classroom. Some of these misconceptions might be caused by biased media reports, while others can be attributed to a different usage of the word radiation in everyday language (when compared to the scientific usage of this term). In this paper, I would like to present the most common misconceptions about radiation that I have encountered in my physics courses and I would like to give some ideas how to confront these ideas in teaching. A detailed description of these misconceptions discovered through empirical research can be found in one of my research articles. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10