Inquiry in Physics Classes by means of Remote Experiments

The utilization of Internet accessible real laboratories within inquiry-based learning can participate in critical situation solution in physics education. The paper presents the results of the research among Slovak primary school students providing their inquiry by means of three remote meteorological stations. Our aim was to prove the positive influence of inquiry-based learning and remote experiments on students' knowledge by means of the project assignment. We approved the positive shift in their knowledge, mainly in the tasks aimed at application of acquired experimental skills. Furthermore the students revealed predominantly positive attitudes to remote experimentation. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier ltd

Energy and its transformation - primary school project based education using integrated e-learning

This paper presents the results of a pedagogical research into the applicability of the new education strategy - Integrated e Learning (INTe-L) - and its implementation into project-based education. The research was conducted on the subject of Physics and the participants were in 9th grades of two Slovak primary schools. INTe-L is based on the utilisation of experiments (real, remote and virtual) and educational e-materials in the acquisition of the natural science knowledge, as well as the possibility of using scientific methods in the above-mentioned process. Pedagogical research into the topic "Energy and its transformation" showed, INTe-L is not only an appropriate motivational and interactive way of teaching Physics, but compared with traditional teaching, it also enables students to better understand real world features. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd

Integration of online labs into educational systems

Online STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education needs online labs - the same way as classical education at schools need access to real laboratories, because various technical skills and prowesses can be effectively achieved only by putting theory into practice. There are series of open online labs available today, especially thanks to fast ICT (Information and Communications Technology) growth and innovations provided by many universities. Nevertheless integration of online labs into education systems occurs sporadically. Article aims to map the current integration options, give some existing examples and analyze how it would be possible to start the integration of online labs on a global scale

Motion study in interactive remote experiments with data collection and transfer across internet

Within the strategy of Integrated e-Learning (INTe-L) we set up several remote interactive mechanics experiments across the Internet studying the linear and curvilinear motion For the purpose, we use the measuring hardware and software -Intelligent School Experimental System (ISES) with sensing units for data collection, recording and evaluation and the software ISES WEB CONTROL kit for establishing the server-client connection. As the first experiment we devised and constructed a new and sophisticated experiment free fall, based on the motion of the permanent magnet in a glass tube with induction pick up coils for position measurement (http://remotelab4.truni.sk) To transform the hands-on experiment into a remote one, we have had to move the magnets to their starting position by the magnetic vessel, surrounding the tube. Second experiment, the mathematical pendulum remote experiment (http://remotelab5.truni.sk) was created with a unique reconstruction of its instantaneous angle of deflection using two force-sensing elements and an on-line exploited algorithm (ISES supported) for the angle of deflection on line display

Remote Experiments in Freshman Engineering Education by Integrated e-Learning

Information communication technologies (ICT) have made it possible to introduce Integrated e-Learning (INTe-L) as a new strategy for teaching physics in engineering education. It is based on the methods that the sciences use for the cognition of the real world. INTe-L utilizes the e-laboratory which consists of remote experiments, e-simulations, and e-textbooks. Its main features include observations of real world phenomena, possibly materialized in data and their evaluation, the search for relevant information, its classification and storing. Only then come the explanation and the mathematical formalism of generalized laws and their consequences. Essential to this method is the active part the student must take in the learning process: in lessons, seminars, and laboratory exercises, but also his/her substantially increased activity in form of projects, search for information, presentations, et cetera. In this chapter, we present the outlines of the remote laboratory integrated in the INTe-L system, using the Internet School Experimental System (ISES) as hardware and an ISES WEB Control kit as software. We suggest an architecture for implementing remote laboratories, with data transfer across the Internet, based on standard and reusable ISES modules as hardware and Java supported ISES software. The Learning Management System (LMS) MOODLE turns out to be a highly effective means of organization of physics courses. The first experience on teaching units Free fall (http://remotelab4.truni.sk), Simple Pendulum (http://remotelab5.truni.sk), and Natural and driven oscillations (www.ises.info – see Remote laboratory) is presented.

Archimedes' principle-internet accessible remote experiment

The development of new information technologies is enabling remote experimentation, a common practice in university education. This contribution describes the procedure of developing the remote experiment-the Archimedeś Principle-using the Internet School Experimental System (ISES) for hands on experimentation and Easy Remote ISES software for transformation of this experiment to a remote one, applied for the first time. The experiment consists of the mobile platform with controlled and measured displacement, on which were placed three vessels with liquids. The bodies were suspended from the ISES dynamometers, measuring the resulting suspension force when they were dipped into liquid. The simultaneous measurement of the suspension force enabled recording of the weight, total force or buoyancy force alone. The experiment is available on http://remotelab9.truni.sk as a part of e-laboratory in Trnava, Slovakia (http://kf.truni.sk/remotelab).Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic - KEGA [020TTU-4/2013, 011TTU4/2012]; Trnava University in Trnava [10/TU/13

Real remote experiment with embedded synchronized simulation "Remote Wave Laboratory"

The paper describes a new remote experiment in REMLABNET as "Remote Wave Laboratory" constructed on the ISES (Internet School Experimental System). The remote experiment contributes to understanding of concepts of harmonic waves, their parameters (amplitude, frequency and period, and phase velocity) and dependence of the instantaneous phase on time and path covered. Also it serves for the measurements and understanding of the concept of the phase sensitive interference and the superposition of parallel/ perpendicular waves.IZ74Z0_160454, SNF, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung; SNF, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungSwiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) "SCOPES" [IZ74Z0_160454]; Tomas Bata University in Zlin [IGA/FAI/2017

REMLABNET IV - LTI federated remote laboratory management system with embedded multiparameter simulations

The recent progress in REMLABNET (www.remlabnet.eu ), namely its LTI Federation possibilities with other systems and multiparameter simulations embedded, is presented together with the main recent features of REMLABNET (as a Remote Laboratory Management System). At present the available real remote experiments have been provided for Go-Lab EU FP 7 project. The system with about 20 remote experiments has been with success running since 2013 and has been since constantly improved thanks to the project of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) - "SCOPES".Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) - "SCOPES" [IZ74Z0_160454]; Internal Agency Grant of the Tomas Bata University [IGA/FAI/2016