Adapting Historical Knowledge Production to the Classroom

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Teaching the Philosophical and Worldview Components of Science....Pages 3-16
Is The History of Science the Wasteland of False Theories?....Pages 17-36
The History of Science And The Future of Science Education....Pages 37-53
Textbooks of The Physical Sciences and The History of Science....Pages 55-59
Does History of Science Contribute To The Construction of Knowledge In The Constructivist Environments of Learning?....Pages 61-84
On the Concept of Energy....Pages 85-101
Troublesome Droplets....Pages 103-111
The Antikythera Mechanism....Pages 113-128
History of Science and Argumentation in Science Education....Pages 129-140
Integration of Science Education and History of Science....Pages 141-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Teaching Modern Physics, Using Selected Nobel Lectures....Pages 153-157
Classroom Explorations With Pendulums, Mirrors, and Galileo’S Drama....Pages 159-179
Developing Greek Primary School Students’ Graph/Chart Interpretation and Reading Comprehension as Critical Thinking Skills....Pages 181-194
Use of the History of Science in the Design of Research-informed NOS Materials for Teacher Education....Pages 195-204
Which HPS do/should Textbooks Refer to? The Historical Debate on the Nature of Electrical Fluids....Pages 205-212
A wiki-course for Teacher Training in Science Education....Pages 213-227
Could Scientific Controversies be used as a Tool for Teaching Science in the Compulsory Education?....Pages 230-248
Resolving Dilemmas in Acquiring Knowledge of Newton’s First Law: Is the History of Science Helpful?....Pages 249-258