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Asia-Pacific Forum
on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 5, Issue 2, Article 2
(Aug.,
2004) Cheng-Chih CHEN and Chia-Chi HSU A creative teaching approach for measuring height
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Asia-Pacific Forum
on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 5, Issue 2, Article 2
(Aug.,
2004) Cheng-Chih CHEN and Chia-Chi HSU A creative teaching approach for measuring height
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A creative teaching approach for measuring height
Cheng-Chih CHEN
Technology Education Division,
National Science and Technology Museum
720 Jiou-Ru Rd Sec. 1, Shan-Min District, Kaohsiung City,
807, Taiwan, R.O.C.
and
Chia-Chi HSU
Lan-Tan Elementary School
No.419, Siaoya Rd., Chiayi City 600, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Email:
nelson@mail.nstm.gov.tw and
chi0705@ms63.hinet.net
Received 20 July, 2004
Revised 30 August, 2004
Abstract
The contents of article are composed of several vivid and creative ways to help student conducting a measurement of height. It aims to encourage the students or learners to cooperate with other team members so as to explore the ways of measuring the height of object, such as a simplified theodolite (or a transit; an altazimuth) for building height, gravity method for bridge. In addition, the fields of learning environment are also extended from formal learning place (i.e. school) to the other informal place (i.e. science museum and suburb). It also encourages the student to express his or her exclusive opinion or show up his or her inherent talent, that could be ignored in the school, when program being carried on.
By using the learning activity worksheet, we can ensure that learners will successfully follow the activities provided in this program and divergent survey is also administered to evaluate the learners' performance from their own responses.
Keywords: Science Museum, education, leisure, cooperative learning, group investigation, problem-solving method, theodolite