Preparing Teachers To Discuss Superconductivity At High School Level: A Didactical Approach

We present an introduction to superconductivity that is intended to support the teaching and learning of this subject at a high school level. As a first step we propose to focus on the main properties of superconducting materials, i.e. zero electrical resistivity and the Meissner effect. Physics teachers and students will thereby be enabled to distinguish between a perfect conductor and a superconductor. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.4113441Abd-Shukor, R., Lee, K.H., (1998) Phys. Educ., 33 (1), pp. 47-50Brown, R., (2000) Phys. Teacher, 38 (3), pp. 168-169Ginzburg, V.L., Andryushin, E.A., (1994) SuperconductivityGonzález-Jorge, H., Domarco, G., (2004) Phys. Educ., 39 (3), pp. 234-235Gough, C., (1998) Phys. Educ., 33 (1), pp. 38-46Guarner, E., Sánchez, A.M., (1992) Phys. Teacher, 30, pp. 176-179Ostermann, F., (2000)Vidali, G., (1993) Superconductivity: The Next Revolution