Publications
2009
Dietrich, S., & Klassen, S. (2009). Physics Comes to Winnipeg: The 1909 Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Stories in Science Teaching, July 14-18, 2008, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
Heering, P. & Klassen, S. (2009). Doing it differently: Attempts to improve Millikan’s oil drop experiment. Paper in preparation.
Klassen, S. (2009). Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Stories in Science Teaching, July 14-18, 2008, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
Klassen, S. (2009). The Photoelectric Effect: Rehabilitating the Story for the Physics Classroom. Science & Education, (in press).
Murray, J. (2009). Begriffskontinente—Early 20th Century Contributions from the German Geological Community in Global Tectonics: The pre-Plate Tectonics Revolution. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Stories in Science Teaching, July 14-18, 2008, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
Niaz, M., Klassen, S., McMillan, B., & Metz, D. (2009). Reconstruction of the history of the photoelectric effect and its implications for general physics textbooks. Submitted to Science Education.
Wiebe, R. & Stinner, A. (2009). Using Story to Improve Student Understanding of Gas Pressure. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Stories in Science Teaching, July 14-18, 2008, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
2008
Klassen, S. (2008). Identifying and Addressing Student Difficulties with the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment. Science & Education, 19(5), 593-607.
Klassen, S. (2008). The Photoelectric Effect: Rehabilitating the Story for the Physics Classroom. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Stories in Science Teaching, July 14-18, 2008, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.
Niaz, M., Klassen, S., McMillan, B., & Metz, D. (2008). Leon Cooper’s Perspective on Teaching Science: An Interview Study. Science & Education, published online September 8, 2006:DOI:10.1007/s11191-008-9175-1.
Stinner, A. (2008). Istvan Hargittai: The Martians of Science: Five Physicists who changed the Twentieth Century, Physics in Perspective. In press.
2007
Klassen, S. (2007). Pedagogical Renewal of the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment. In, P. Heering & D. Osewold (Eds.), Constructing scientific understanding through contextual teaching (pp. 83-96). Leipzig: Frank & Timme.
Klassen, S., Ed. (2007). Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference for History of Science in Science Education held in Keszthely, Hungary, July 2004. Available On-line.
Klassen, S. (2007). The Anatomy of a Science Story. Proceedings of the Ninth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, June 24 - 28, 2007, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Klassen, S. (2007). The Application of Historical Narrative in Science Learning: The Atlantic Cable Story. Science & Education, 16(3–5), 335–352.
Klassen, S. (2007). The Construction and Analysis of a Science Story: A Proposed Methodology. Science & Education, published online December 7, 2007: DOI: 10.1007/s11191-007-9126-2.
McMillan, B. (2007). A teacher candidate’s experience in the teaching of science using historical narratives and stories. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 7(4), 377-400.
McMillan, B. (2007). Inuit Qaujimajatuqangiit, Stories, and Science Teaching in Nunavut. Proceedings of the Ninth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, June 24 - 28, 2007, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
McMillan, B. (2007). Learning about light in grade 4: What happened to the illuminating stories from the history of science and technology? In, P. Heering & D. Osewold, Eds., Constructing Scientific Understanding through Contextual Teaching, 163-201. Berlin, Germany: Frank & Timme.
McMillan, B.A. (2007). Logbooks and journals: Using historical materials in school science. In S. Klassen (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference for History of Science in Science Education, Keszthely, Hungary, July 2004. Available On-line.
Metz, D. (2007). We Now Interrupt the Story: Mediating Student Learning Using Historical Stories. Proceedings of the Ninth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, June 24 - 28, 2007, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Metz, D. (2007). William Wales and the 1769 Transit of Venus: Puzzle solving and the determination of the astronomical unit. In, P. Heering & D. Osewold (Eds.), Constructing scientific understanding through contextual teaching (pp. 203-218). Leipzig: Frank & Timme.
Metz, D. (2007). William Wales and the 1769 Transit of Venus: Puzzle solving and the determination of the astronomical unit. Science & Education, published online 10 January 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s11191-006-9073-3.
Metz, D., Klassen, S., & McMillan, B. (2007). Integrating science curricula in the middle school: Utilizing historical perspectives. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 7(4), 401-416.
Metz, D., Klassen, S., McMillan, B., Clough, M., & Olson, J. (2007). Building a Foundation for the Use of Historical Narratives. Science & Education, 16(3–5), 313–334.
Stinner, A. (2007). From Theory to Practice: Placing contextual science in the classroom. In, P. Heering & D. Osewold (Eds.), Constructing scientific understanding through contextual teaching (pp. 265-276). Leipzig: Frank & Timme.
Stinner, A. (2007). Toward a Humanistic Science Education: Using Stories, Drama, and the Theater, Canadian Theater Review, pp. 14-19.
Teichmann, J. & Stinner, A. (2007). The Heavens as a Laboratory: The Discovery of Spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Ninth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, June 24 - 28, 2007, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
2006
Klassen, S. (2006). A Theoretical Framework for Contextual Science Teaching. Interchange, 37(1). Abstract.
Klassen, S. (2006). Contextual Assessment in Science Education: Background, Issues, and Policy. Science Education. Journal Online. Pre-print. Abstract.
Klassen, S. (2006, Online). The Application of Historical Narrative in Science Learning: The Atlantic Cable Story. Science & Education. Journal Online.
Klassen, S. (2006). The Science Thought Experiment: How Might it be Used Profitably in the Classroom? Interchange, 37(1). Abstract.
Klassen, S. (2006, May). Demonstration: Measuring the Mass of Air. The Manitoba Science Teacher.
Metz, D. (2006, Online). William Wales and the 1769 Transit of Venus: Puzzle Solving and the Determination of the Astronomical Unit. Science & Education. Journal Online.
Metz, D. & Stinner A. (2006, Online). A Role for Historical Experiments: Capturing the Spirit of the Itinerant Lecturers of the 18th Century, Science & Education. Journal Online.
Metz, D., Klassen, S., McMillan, B., Clough, M., & Olson, J. (2006). Building a Foundation for the Use of Historical Narratives. Science & Education. Journal Online.
Stinner, A. (2006). The “Large Context Problem” (LCP) Approach. Interchange, 37(1).
Stinner, A. and Metz, D. (2006, Nov/Dec). Thought Experiments, Einstein, and Physics Education. Physics in Canada, 27-37. Available On-line.
2005
Begoray, D.L., & Stinner, A. (2005). Representing Science through Historical Drama: Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth Debate. Science & Education, 14(3-5), 457-471.
Klassen, S. (2005). Providing Context for Science Learning Through its History: Lord Kelvin and the Atlantic Cable Story. In J. Osborne & M. Nott, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Leeds, July, 2005.
Matthews, M.R., Gauld, C.F., & Stinner, A. (eds.). (2005). The Pendulum: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical and Educational Perspectives. Dordrecht: Springer.
Metz, D., Clough, M., Klassen, S., McMillan, B., & Olson, J. (2005). Conference symposium & paper: Building a Foundation for the Use of Historical Narratives. In J. Osborne & M. Nott, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Leeds, July, 2005.
Stinner, A., & Begoray, J. (2005). Journey to Mars: the physics of travelling to the red planet. Physics Education, 40(1), 35-45. Available On-line.
2004
Kovács, L., Ed., (2004). Zemplén: The Scientist and the Teacher. Szombathely. Available On-line.
McMillan, B.A. (2004). A 19th century arctic whaler and school science education. Canadian Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 5(4), 503-516.
Matthews, M.R., Gauld, C., & Stinner, A. (2004). The Pendulum: Its Place in Science, Culture, and Pedagogy. Science & Education, 13(4-5), 261-277.
2003
Klassen, S. The Science Thought Experiment: How Might it be Used Profitably in the Classroom? (2003). In D. Metz (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Winnipeg, July, 2003.
McMillan, B.A. (2003). Snow crystals, Balaena mysticetus, fog circles, and the polar seas: William Scoresby and science for young children. In D. Metz (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Conference, Winnipeg, July, 2003.
Metz, D.J. (2003). In Motion. Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation and the Government of Manitoba, Department of Education and Youth.
Stinner, A. (2003). Scientific Method, Imagination, and the Teaching of Science. Physics in Canada, 59(6), 335-346. Available On-line.
Stinner, A., & Metz, D. (2003). Pursuing the Ubiquitous Pendulum. The Physics Teacher, 41, January, 38-43. Available On-line.
Stinner, A., & Teichmann, J. (2003). Lord Kelvin and the The-Age-of-the-Earth debate: A dramatization. Science & Education, 12(2), 213-228. Available On-line.
Stinner, A., McMillan, B., Metz, D., Jilek, J., & Klassen, S. (2003). The Renewal of Case Studies in Science Education. Science & Education, 12(7), 617–643. Available On-line.
2002
Metz, D., & Stinner, A. (2002). Deep Impact: The Physics of Asteroid Collisions. The Physics Teacher, 40, 487-492. Available On-line.
Stinner, A. & Metz, D. (2002). The Ubiquitous Pendulum: New Ways of Using the Pendulum in the Physics Class Room. Physics in Canada. July/August 2002. 197-201. Available On-line.
Stinner, A. (2002). Calculations of the Age of the Earth and the Sun. Physics Education. July, 2002. 296-305. Available On-line.
2001
Stinner, A. (2001). Linking ‘The Book of Nature’ and ‘The Book of Science’: Using circular motion as an exemplar beyond the textbook. Science & Education, 10, 323-344. Available On-line.