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• Colonesse, Doriana
• Heron, Paula
• Michelini, Marisa
• Santi, Lorenzo
• Stefanel, Alberto

A vertically integrated, research-based approach to teaching the concept of energyin primary, middle and upper secondary schools was designed. In primary school,the energy concept is developed from the idea of a state property of bodies,occurring in four types, which transform from one to another during interactions.In middle school, transformations are analyzed in terms of variations in quantitiesassociated with each energy type in simple experiments. In upper secondary school,the conservation of energy is addressed through the conversion of the differenttypes into internal energy to identify their formal definitions. The learning processis monitored by means of students’ responses to tutorials and pre/post-tests, andinterviews.

• Educational sciences
• Earth and related Environmental sciences

• Εκπαίδευση
• Education, Secondary

energy, transformation, vertical path, primary, middle school

Περιέχει σχήματα και βιβλιογραφία, Ειδικό αφιέρωμα: Energy in Education

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