Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2019
Volume 64, Number 3
Saturday–Tuesday, April 13–16, 2019; Denver, Colorado
Session J07: Teaching Energy in the 21st Century
1:30 PM–3:18 PM,
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Sheraton
Room: Governor's Square 16
Sponsoring
Unit:
FEd
Chair: Mackenzie Stetzer, University of Maine
Abstract: J07.00003 : Is Energy a Substance, a Location, or a Blend of Both? Ontological Metaphors for Energy in Physics*
2:42 PM–3:18 PM
Presenter:
Benjamin W Dreyfus
(George Mason University)
Author:
Benjamin W Dreyfus
(George Mason University)
Intuitive reasoning and communication about abstract science concepts such as energy are often achieved through the use of ontological metaphors: metaphors about what kind of entity something is. Both students and experts can productively coordinate multiple metaphors for energy, particularly energy as a substance and energy as a vertical location. This coordination can take the form of thinking of energy as a substance in some situations and as a vertical location in others, but it can also take the form of a blended ontology that incorporates both. We look at examples of how this blending is manifested in student and expert reasoning about energy, and explore the relevance for physics instruction, particularly in facilitating interdisciplinary connections.
*This talk includes work supported by NSF-DUE grants 11-22818, 13-22734, and 13-23129, the HHMI NEXUS grant, and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (DGE 07-50616).
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