Archie – A 3D Printed Tool for Teaching Archimedes’ Principle

[EN] Archimedes’ principle can be a complicated idea to grasp for students. To help with the process, we offer a simple 3D printed tool which can be used for teaching Archimedes’ principle. A detailed description of the tool is given, as well as basic measurements showing its capabilities and the re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Wannous, Jarier, Kováč, Milan
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/161999
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/161999
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Innovation
Teaching Technologies
Documentation
Archimedes’ principle
3D printing
Historical approach
Student activities
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Sumario:[EN] Archimedes’ principle can be a complicated idea to grasp for students. To help with the process, we offer a simple 3D printed tool which can be used for teaching Archimedes’ principle. A detailed description of the tool is given, as well as basic measurements showing its capabilities and the results to expect by using it. Also, a list of activities is given which shows how Archie can be used in a high school environment. The activities are focused on students discovering Archimedes’ principle on their own, while paralleling some of the original statements made by Archimedes about floating objects. A few activities are also offered focused on strengthening and verifying students’ gained understanding of the principle using Archie. Archie is a simple 3D-printed tool which can help students achieve a better understanding of Archimedes’ principle and how objects behave in liquids.