RT book part
T1 Students frequently ask: ‘Yes but...What is the utility of physics?’
A1 García-Yeguas, Araceli
A1 Gonzalez, Carlos
A1 Piñero de los Ríos, Manuel
A1 Cárdenas Leal, José Luis
A1 Rosa Portillo, María Luisa de la
A1 Muñoz Pérez, Juan José
A1 Vazquez, Agueda
A2 Física Aplicada
K1 innovation teaching
K1 Recreational experiments
AB Two Teaching Innovation Projects were carried out in the framework of the subjects ‘Physics I’ and ‘Physics II’ for different Degrees on Engineering at the Engineering High School of the University of Cadiz, Spain, during the 2013-2014 course. The aim of these Projects was to catch the interest of first course students on physical phenomena and principles, a matter frequently considered as ‘difficult’ or even ‘boring’ for them when it is approached from an excessively formal scope. The methodology of the two Projects was based on experiments of Recreational Physics, different toys and devices, and other resources as posters, books and online contents. The Projects were conducted during Theory, Laboratory, and Online classes of Physics I and II, and their results were evaluated from questionnaires to the students. Main conclusions derived from them were: i) a significant increment on the interest of students on Physics and Science; ii) the aim of students for learning more about this kind of recreational physical experiments; and iii) a general sensation of enjoying the study and analysis of physical phenomena by students –and teachers as well–. In addition, students manifested their interest in this methodology to be applied to other Engineering subjects of their Degrees.
PB L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres IATED Academy
SN 978-84-606-5763-7
YR 2015
FD 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17226
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17226
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026