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resources for the study of universal laws governing matter, energy, space and time
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A Physicist’s Look at Nature and the Nature of God Grade 11-Lifelong"There are things in nature that may reflect – even though in a very pale way – some of the characteristics of the nature of God," although "our endeavor to grasp a vision of God through His creation will be directed and restricted... -
Branching Blood Vessels Grade 11-Tertiary"This activity explores some of the factors that affect blood flow in branching vessels and is designed for AP Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Physics. You may want to do this as activity as a series of labs or you can assign the problems to different... -
Comparison and Contrast of Scientific and Religious Paradigms and Their Use Tertiary-Lifelong"The meaning and characteristics of Thomas S. Kuhn's paradigm is reviewed and illustrated, highlighting the claim that science is a human endeavor involving metaphysical commitments and value judgments. The extension of the concepts of a paradigm to other... -
Hot Wheels Lab - TVA Grade 7-Grade 10Video and photographs of an exciting physics lab on motion that uses Hot Wheels toy cars. Two student lab sheets available for download. One uses Vernier Photogates, LabPro Interface & TI Graphing Calculators. A simple version of the lab uses stop watches. -
Integrating Faith and Learning in the Teaching of Physics Tertiary-LifelongClausen gives ways that physics professors can integrate faith into the teaching of their subject matter. This paper was presented at the 26th Institute of Christian Teaching. -
Is Your Science Laboratory Safe? Grade 9-LifelongThis article from the JAE special science issue examines science laboratory safety issues. Types of commonly occurring laboratory accidents include burns, injuries, and poisoning. Science instructors must continually stress safety guidelines, have a well stocked... -
Measuring Equilibrants with a Bracket-Mounted Force Sensor Tertiary-LifelongKingman and Rowland report on research on vectors and their addition. This article shares how combining forces in the laboratory can provide concrete experiences for students to understand vectors. An example of this process is shared, along with a table showing... -
Modeling the Precession and Nutation of a Gyroscope Tertiary-LifelongA slide presentation by Andrews University physics professors Robert Kingman and S. Clark Rowland. Topics include: Modeling the Precession; Equations of Motion; More Equations of Motion; Apparatus; Experimental Procedure; Calibration of Rotary f Sensor; Calibration... -
Preparing Students for College Science Courses Grade 7-Grade 12This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation joins three science departments from Southern Adventist University in discussing the challenges high school students face when they take introductory science courses and the knowledge and skills we expect them... -
School Year Plan Physics III Grade 10-Grade 11Course plan in which different strategies are used, including self-learning, critical thinking, problem solving, evaluation, normativity, entrepreneurship and others, with an Adventist worldview that will help students understand that physics can help us understand... -
Science and Design - A Physicist's Perspective Tertiary-LifelongDrawing upon examples from physics, my purpose is to show that in developing a more complete picture of the universe, scientists are led to greater evidences for God and His design. -
The Bible and Physics Tertiary-LifelongMundy looks not only at "The Bible and Physics" but also the converse; "the physics in the Bible." "I use both of the phrases loosely to discuss the consistency of science and Scripture, implications and constraints revelation suggests... -
Through Modern Physics Towards a Structure for Causality Grade 11-LifelongRogers discusses modern physics and concludes that "modern physics not only underwrites genuine freedom and becoming in this world, but suggests a mechanism by which it is accomplished. One is left to reflect on the circumstance that after four centuries...