Developing Cloud Chambers with High School Students
Abstract
The result and outcome of the \textit{cloud chamber project}, which aims to develop a cloud chamber useful for science education is reported in detail. A project includes both three high school students and a teacher as a part of Super Science High School (SSH) program in our school. We develop a dry-ice-free cloud chamber using salt and ice (or snow). Technical details of the chamber are described. We also argue how the project have affected student's cognition, motivation, academic skills and behavior. The research project has taken steps of professional researchers, i.e., in planning research, applying fund, writing a paper and giving a talk in conferences. From interviews with students, we have learnt that such style of scientific activity is very effective in promoting student's motivation for learning science.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1308.0977,
title = {Developing Cloud Chambers with High School Students},
author = {Ryo Ishizuka and Nobuaki Tan and Shoma Sato and Syoji Zeze},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.0977},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
9 pages, accepted to the proceedings of APPC12 - the 12th Asia Pacific Physics Conference