Rounding up Students' Conceptions on Circular Motion

Authors

Shannon McLaughlin, Norwalk High SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight on how introducing circular motion with a carefully designed sequence of demonstrations and activities consistent with the national standards, pedagogical knowledge, and research-based instructional practices can flush out students' conceptions of forces and motion, and set a conceptual foundation for understanding uniform circular motion. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards A, B, and E, and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Publication Date

Fall 2006

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

33

Issue

3

First Page

7

Last Page

15

Copyright

© Copyright 2006 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

McLaughlin, Shannon (2006) "Rounding up Students' Conceptions on Circular Motion," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 33: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol33/iss3/4