Learning and Teaching Expo 2019 學與教博覽2019

Laboratory teaching is an indispensable part of science education and reinforce students’ learning experiences. However, the scientific ideas covered at secondary school levels are taught with only very limited support of the corresponding experiments. Currently schools are faced with difficulties in providing sufficient equipment and projects to encourage students to take part in investigative study, and many of them opt for long laboratory reports as an alternative. This project is to develop a centralized repository of selected experiments for improving the physics learning experience of senior secondary students. Lab in Your Pocket (LYP) is a platform using students’ smartphones connected onto an Arduino system as a measuring tool. It overcomes the issue of limited built-in sensors in smartphones and extends the possibility to perform various physics experiments. Four experiments including gas laws, magnetism, environmental monitoring and plant growth were developed and another four experiments are in progress. In partnership with 18 secondary schools since September 2018, experimental data from participants have shown high precision of setup and positive feedback was collected. LYP enhanced students’ understanding in specific topics and raised their interest in physics and conducting experiment.

透過實驗課可增強學生學習經驗，並加深對課題的理解，實為科學教育中不可或缺的一部分。然而，中學課程所涵蓋的科學知識只有有限的實驗配合。學生在研習過程中遇到不少困難，如學校未能提供足夠的實驗儀器和相關的研習項目等。 本項目旨在開發一個物理實驗知識庫，豐富高中生的實驗經驗，改善其物理科學習經歷。「口袋裡的實驗室」（LYP）是一個使用智能手機便能接駁到Arduino系統作為測量工具的平台，它克服了智能手機中有限內置傳感器的問題，並擴展進行各樣物理實驗的可能性。項目至今已開發四個實驗，包括氣體定律、測量磁場、環境監測及植物生長，同時團隊正研發另外四個實驗以覆蓋更廣的物理科學習範圍。自2018年9月，此項目已跟18所中學合作。學校的實驗數據顯示設置精度高，並回饋正面的意見， LYP除有效提高學生對該主題的理解外，更提升對物理及實驗的興趣。 此節參與者將利用LYP進行實驗，深入了解創新的教學方法，以及邀請加入我們的項目。