Using the chemical PITAGORA machine as educational materials for science education and creativity.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16250
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Kurume Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: NAKAMURA misa 久留米工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (00389420)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ピタゴラ装置 / 楽しい理科実験 / 面白い理科実験 / 難しい理科実験 / 不思議な理科実験 / 実験動画

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Using the chemical PITAGORA machine as educational materials for science education and creativity.
This study aims to train science teachers to provide well-planned experiments. Since many students have difficulty with chemical experiments, especially while dealing with chemical reagents, we have launched the chemical PITAGORA machine project. This would enable them to design a chemical PITAGORA machine combined with a wide variety of chemical experiments; PITAGORA is a type of Goldberg machine. The machine was demonstrated at the Fukuoka Science Museum. We observed that the chemical PITAGORA project successfully provides students with experience and confidence while undertaking chemical experiments. Moreover, this type of Active-Learning experiment should be planned in all science classes for the sake of effective education.

Free Research Field

化学教育