Fog formation, smog situations and air quality in high school physics education
Beáta Molnár
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Tompa Mihály Protestant High School, Rimaszombat, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Daxnerova 42, Slovakia
Doctoral School of Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
Department of Meteorology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
Péter Tasnádi
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Department of Meteorology, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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We considered it important to complete the content knowledge of secondary school physics with those concerning atmospheric humidity, fog, and air pollution. For this aim, a three-hour teaching module was elaborated, which included the analysis of the air-polluting events together with the foggy weather. The experimental curriculum motivated the students to understand processes that take place in their environment regarding environmental protection.
We considered it important to complete the content knowledge of secondary school physics with...