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Science in science fiction

2002; IOP Publishing; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0031-9120/38/1/304

1361-6552

Jonathan Allday,

Science Education and Perceptions

Science fiction, from Star Trek to Star Wars, is hugely popular and pupils will surely have encountered good and bad physics there, but do they really notice? Discussing the science implied in books and movies, such as in the use of transporters, can be a good way of getting students interested in physics.