Open Access Book Features 99 Best Physics Demonstrations with Educational Strategies
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Summary
This article introduces an open access book that presents 99 of the best physics demonstrations from the Dutch "ShowdeFysica" series, translated and updated for a wider audience. The book includes strategies to make physics demonstrations both magical and educational, featuring videos, live coding opportunities, and Python simulations that require no software installation. Originally published by the Dutch Association for Science Education, the three-volume series is highly valued by physics teachers in the Netherlands as a resource for lectures.
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· 4 pulledThis book presents a selection of the 99 best, most beautiful physics demonstrations from the Dutch book series "ShowdeFysica"
The three original volumes are cherished in the Netherlands by physics teachers and are used as a useful resource for many lectures
We included strategies to make the most of these - making the demonstrations both magical and educational!
We included videos and opportunities to live code and use python simulations without the need for any software installation
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