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DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL VIGNETTES IN TEACHING PHYSICAL SCIENCE IN SHS

Sherwin D. Movilla | Hyacinth Mae D. Capino | Joy Q. Batang | Voltaire Mistades

 

Abstract:

We report the design and development process undertaken by the authors in putting together historical vignettes that could be used as supplementary materials in teaching Physical Science in Senior High School. The use of historical physics vignettes humanizes science to the students and allows them to develop an understanding of the nature of science. In this paper, we present three examples of the historical vignettes that had been developed: (1) an interactive historical vignette about Galileo and his astronomical discoveries; (2) a vignette presented in role-play format that high lights the contributions of Oersted, Ampere, Faraday, and Maxwell; and (3) a comics-format vignette contextualized in the Philippines setting, featuring the story of the first female National Scientist of the Philippines. The vignettes featured guide questions that encourage the students to think about their views about the nature of science.