Iteration of Experimental Activities for Heat Conduction: Introducing Aspects of the Nature of Scientific Inquiry

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Published: Apr 7, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7816
Keywords:
heat conduction iteration nature of scientific inquiry primary education
Eleni - Maria Valkanou
Democritus University of Thrace
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-6377
Anastasios Zoupidis
Abstract

This paper presents the iteration of experimental activities for heat conduction by introducing the teaching of aspects of Nature of Scientific Inquiry (NOSI). Four improvements emerged based on the literature and findings from an earlier pilot implementation of the activities. Specifically, the Control-of-Variables Strategy and the use of reflective questions to explicitly negotiate specific aspects of the NOSI were incorporated. In addition, an initial question to guide the inquiry process and an introductory lesson to negotiate the measurement errors and inconsistencies inherent in the experimental process were added.

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