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Time for Science Education

Time for Science Education

How Teaching the History and Philosophy of Pendulum Motion can Contribute to Science Literacy

by Michael Matthews
Paperback
Publication Date: 31/10/2000

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This volume demonstrates the importance of history and philosophy of science for science education. It provides a case study of the pendulum, showing the pivotal role played by the pendulum in the Scientific Revolution. It describes how the pendulum enabled the creation of accurate clocks that, among other things, enabled the long-standing problem of longitude to be solved. The book charts how the solution of the longitude problem was of enormous social, economic and cultural significance for European and consequently world history. Further, the book shows how the discovery of the laws of pendulum motion by Galileo, Huygens and Newton hinged on the acceptance of a new methodology for science. The pendulum laws are a window through which to view the fascinating mixture of experiment, mathematics and philosophy that characterized the foundations of modern science, the Galilean-Newtonian paradigm, and distinguished it from Aristotelian, medieval and commonsense science. The book defends a liberal, or contextual, approach to the teaching of science.
It shows how understanding the scientific, philosophical and cultural contexts and ramifications of the pendulum laws can allow teachers to plan more engaging lessons, and conduct informative historical-investigative experiments. Students can re-live history. Contextual understanding of the pendulum allows connections to be made with other parts of the science curriculum, and with other subject areas such as geography, literature, religion, music and mathematics. Readers should come away with a deeper understanding of the nature of science and its role in history.
ISBN:
9780306458804
9780306458804
Category:
Teaching of a specific subject
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
31-10-2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science+Business Media
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
440
Dimensions (mm):
235x155x19mm
Weight:
1.44kg
Michael Matthews

Mike Matthews is an author, podcast host, trainer, and the founder and CEO of Legion, the #1 bestselling brand of all-natural sports supplements in the world, which he started in 2014. He lives in Ocala, Florida, with his wife, their two children, and two Dachshunds named Penny and Olive.

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