Superhero Physiology: The Case for Captain America

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Stanley P.; Smith, JohnEric W.; McAllister, Matthew; Joe, LeeAnn
Titel	Superhero Physiology: The Case for Captain America
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 41 (2017) 1, S.16-24 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Physiology; Popular Culture; Relevance (Education); Films; Scientific Concepts; Motion; Genetics; Metabolism; Body Composition; Energy; Human Body; Kinesthetic Perception; Fatigue (Biology); Exercise; Graduate Students; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Physiologie; Popkultur; Relevance; Relevanz; Film; Bewegungsablauf; Humangenetik; Stoffwechsel; Energie; Menschlicher Körper; Kinaesthetic perception; Ästhetische Wahrnehmung; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Übung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	Using pop icons in the science classroom represents a creative way to engage often-distracted students in a relevant and, perhaps more importantly, fun way. When the pop icon is as universally known as Captain America, the pedagogical stage is set. However, when the movies can also be employed to link dramatic references to the science concepts at hand, we may have a very powerful tool by which linkages between fiction and science can be forged. In this regard, Captain America's performances in several movies to date can be used to explain actual science. Granted, script writers and movie directors may or may not be interested in whether the physical performances they depict can be explained, but that is irrelevant. The point is to make a connection using science to explain how the superhero can run faster, jump higher, or lift more than is humanly possible. If a teachable moment has occurred and an important concept has been communicated, the educator has accomplished his or her job well. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01