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Title of the educational product
Barycenter
Type of deliverables
Educational Model
Student Age
14 - 15
Thematic area
Physics
Language of the deliverable
Italian, English
Description of the educational product
The educational product is addressed to upper secondary school students between 14 and 15 years old.
The aim of an educational model is to illustrate a scientific concept through an image that has been chosen by a student.
In this specific model the concept of barycentre is explained.
Once the model has been developed, the student presents it to the classmates asking for their opinion about the usability of the model itself. The discussion, moderated by the teacher, is a training moment and a good opportunity for him to explain the scientific concept and also evaluate the students’ interaction.
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Date: 2015.09.23

Posted by:
Sandis Breiers - sandisbb@inbox.lv (Latvia)

This model and picture is easy understandable. I think example is good explained for all age of students. Definitely use this mode in my lessons.

Date: 2015.08.20

Posted by:
Iurea Gheorghe - iurea_g@yahoo.com (Romania)

Gravity involves Barycenter. Students from upper secondary school may have problems with this subject because they can't see it or understand it totally because it is actually a concept. That's why I think it is a good method to show them an example with a person that walks on a rope. This is more like an experiment and it was proved that experiments in general are more useful for understanding theoretical part, than other methods. Because of the lack of information about gravity and what invovles it, students develop a fear for the things that can't have the experimental part.

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