Information updated until 30/06/2026 CODE 67673 ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE PRIMARIA 9322 (LM-85 bis) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The aim of the course "physics laboratory" is to introduce the first experimental elements based on the measurement and the ability to write a report on the experiment performed. The chosen topics are very general and can be useful also for the design of educational courses and include: force, Archimedes' principle, light vision and color, formation of images. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The topics discussed in the laboratory course provide the student with skills for the critical analysis of physics teaching units in primary schools and for the design of original didactical units that take into account the results of research in teaching physics. The program is closely related with that of the didactics of physics course and represents its natural completion. In fact, the students, divided into small groups, will directly experience the problems related to the measurements, to the notions of space and time, of the interactions between bodies, developing a critical observational spirit at the base of the experimental method and which must also be taken into account for the design of didactical units. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Attendance at the laboratory activities will enable students to: understand the basic elements of the experimental method; acquire some physics knowledge useful for teaching in primary and preschool education; develop the ability to design laboratory activities related to the topics presented in the disciplinary part of the course; acquire the ability to communicate the results obtained. TEACHING METHODS Students will carry out laboratory activities in groups under the guidance of the instructors. At the end of the activities, each group will prepare a report discussing the laboratory work from scientific, educational, and argumentative perspectives. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The laboratory activities cover the following topics: a) Force (linear relationship between the extension of a spring and the applied force; calibration of a dynamometer); b) Archimedes’ principle (determination of buoyant force; calculation of irregular volumes); c) Light, colour and vision (properties of a light source and its spectrum, decomposition of light, additive and subtractive colour synthesis); d) Image formation by means of lenses and/or mirrors; e) Oscillations, waves and sound. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Students will be provided with appropriate teaching materials in preparation for the laboratory activities. The materials will be available on AulaWeb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELENA ANGELI Ricevimento: Upon personal request by phone, e-mail or Microsoft Teams. Elena Angeli Dipartimento di Fisica, via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova floor 7th, room 713 phone: 010 3536309 email: elena.angeli@unige.it CARLA BIGGIO Ricevimento: Please schedule an appointment by e-mail. GIANANGELO BRACCO Ricevimento: To arrange an appointment, please send an email to gianangelo.bracco@unige.it LESSONS Class schedule DIDACTICS OF PHYSICS (WORKSHOP) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The assessment will consist of a written evaluation based on the laboratory reports. ASSESSMENT METHODS The laboratory reports related to the various group experiments will be assessed, and the final grade will be the average of the marks obtained for each report. The evaluation will take into account the extent to which the reports appropriately describe and discuss the laboratory activities performed.
