Johnson, C., Bates, J., McLaughlin, K. et al. (2 more authors) (2016) A sweeter way of teaching health and safety. Physics Education, 51 (5). 053006. ISSN 0031-9120
Abstract
The underpinning educational theory for practical work is that of experimental learning or 'learning by and through doing'. Hands-on practical work promotes learning as it provides students with an opportunity to put theory into practice. There are many hazards with practical work, each with an associated risk that students will encounter while they are working in the laboratory and, therefore, adequate instruction should be given before students carry out any practical work. Getting students to engage with this in the past has been difficult due to the dryness of the material. Here we show how every students sweet tooth can be used to teach them risk assessment, experimental design and embedding health and safety as part of their scientific culture.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Physics Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Oct 2016 08:26 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2017 00:34 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9120/51/5/053006 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/0031-9120/51/5/053006 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105908 |