American Superhero for Science Teaching
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https://doi.org/10.14456/educu.2022.2Keywords:
American superheroes, science teaching, science lessonAbstract
American superhero theme is one type of entertainment essence that has proven popular in Thailand which means students directing their attention and energy towards a particular task or activity in classroom and has had a tendency to increase interest among youth through the use of movies, comic books, graphic novels, video games and animations, which revolve around science-related stories and show potential for engagement before opening teaching sessions. American superhero has not been studied for science teaching before. This article reviewed the science contents associated with 32 American superheroes who possesses a superpowers and unique abilities related to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Technology relate contents and present the guideline to create science lesson from American superhero theme.
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