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Digital teaching materials for Science Education in Japan

Kumano Junior High School in Hiroshima

HARADA JIRO

Kumano Junior High School in Hiroshima

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JAPAN

Hiroshima Univ.

Kumano J.H.S

Hiroshima prefecture

TOKYO

HiroshimaAirport

（ market share : 85% in Japan）

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Hiroshima city

Calligraphy brush

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Kumano Junior High School

School DATA

■Student 340

■Classroom 10

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e-Japan priority policy program

Complete equipment of Computer

Elementary school ・・・ 42 sets

Junior high school　・・・42 setsHigh school　・・・・・・・・ 42 sets

■MEDIA ROOM

2 sets per classroom■USUAL ROOM

■SPECIAL ROOM (science room e.t.c.)6 sets per school

Media room

All computers are connected to the high-speed Internet.

The Japanese government

By the end of 2005

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Development of Digital teaching materials for Science education

Development of innovative digital teaching materials for science education

e-Japan priority policy programProject

Japan Science and Techno ｌ ogy Agency

(1) Development of the teaching materials which is concerned about technology and science for the improvement of study through active student involvement

(2) Development of the teaching materials in which the innovative science education using IT base is possible

(3) Development of the teaching materials which give relation to technology and schools(4) Development of teaching materials with high practicality and validity reflecting the needs at schools

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Development teaching materials in the 2001

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21 contents

Development teaching materials in the 2002

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n Reading is “Rika Network”

Japan Science and Techno ｌ ogy Agency

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The main features of “RIKA NETWORK”

(1) The teaching materials can be used for free of charge, when a teacher uses it for their lessons. (User registration is required.)

(2) The teaching materials were developed for the large classroom with an average size of 35 students.

(3) The latest research result is contained as developed contents.(4) Teachers can freely edit and organize 10 thousand teaching materials.

(5) The teacher’s guides and the worksheets are appended and it can be used for the preparation of a lesson.

(6) The teaching materials can be accessed by downloading and through a mailing application as well as previewing through the Web.

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Top page

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Energy which is not visible is character-ized by CG, and a character is classified by color for every kind of energy.

The feature of the energy teaching materials which we made

Potential energy

Kinetic energy

heat energy light energy

electric energy

chemical energy

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By laying CG on top of an on-the-spot photo image, energy conversion is expressed because the color of a character changes.

The feature of the energy teaching materials which we made

② Potential energy

Kinetic energy

energy conversion

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【 CONTENTS LIST】（１）What is the Energy ?

（２） Kinetic energy and Potential energy

（３） Law of conservation of mechanical energy

（４） Energy of various kinds and energy conversion

（５） Generation of electricity

（６） Relation between Work and Energy

Equipment which raises fireA roller coaster

６０ points

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At the production studio

“Simple pendulum”

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Introduction of our produced digital contents

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