The Conservation of Energy Principle as a Framework for Understanding Energy

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Published: Apr 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7722
George Polizois
Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7554-691X
Alexandros Kateris
Pavlos Tzamalis
Argyrios Paschos
Efstratios Kapotis
Vasileios Nousis
Athanasios Velentzas
Abstract

This paper falls within the broader framework of exploring methods, tools, and practices for writing content aligned with the new High School Physics Curriculum. Specifically, it presents the scientific, didactic, and pedagogical content choices for the third thematic unit, entitled "From Force to Energy", of the first grade of high school. The authors' focus starts from the premise that energy is one of the "core ideas" of Natural Sciences and aims at utilizing the Principle of Conservation of Energy (PCE) as a framework (context) for understanding energy. Thus, understanding  the PCE emerges globally as a teaching objective that must be achieved.

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