Physics 640: Physics Pedagogy
An On-line Course for Teachers of Physics

Week 1: Overview of Course and Introduction to the Nature of Science (NOS)

Overview of Course

Nature of Science (NOS)

Click here to obtain the Mystery Tube Template. Print it out.

Read the article "The Nature of Science and Instructional Practice: Making the Unnatural Natural", by Abd-el-Khalick, Bell and Lederman (labeled "NOSpaper" on the CD-ROM). Please be aware that this file is rather large (1.3 MB) to download if you have a slower connection to the Internet.

View the lecture by Douglas Toti on the Nature of Science. It is 1 hour 5 minutes and is found on the course CD. The seven tenets of the Nature of Science, according to the lecture, can be found here.

Assignment