2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Practice Study of the Creative Teaching Materials Using New Material and New Energy for Junior High School Technology and Manufacturing Classes
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17500583
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Shizuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUNAGA Yasuhiro Shizuoka University, Faculty of Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (80181741)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | Teaching Material / Technology and Manufacturing Class / New Material / New Energy / shape memory alloy / Passive Walking Toy / Practice Study |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, we developed the shape memory alloy engine car and passive walking toy as a new material and new energy teaching material. The main purpose of this study is to find the possibility of introducing the teaching material in a junior high school as a class of technology education actually.
In the SMA engine car, shape memory alloy and pulleys are used as a main prime mover of the car. The engine can rotate using the properties that shape memory alloy can turn into straight-shaped as it gets in a hot water. The most characteristic part is the engine. To make the temperature difference between upper and lower pulleys as much as possible, the engine part is leaned about 45゜ from a chassis. Because the temperature difference between hot water and room temperature is the most important to make the engine rotate as fast as possible.
The passive walking toy walks down a gentle slope due to the gravity force and the instability of equilibrium. For using the toy as a teaching material, we measured the cycle period of its walking, and analyzed the motion. And then, the influence of various elements in its walking was considered.
To find the possibility as a teaching material, the engine car ans toy were actually introduced in the class of technology education in junior high school as a practical teaching. Through the manufacture, the students can get through the experience of difficulty and joy to use tools and learn not only the way of manufacturing it but also the knowledge of a metal properties, the way of using tools and its names.
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Research Products
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