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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2020.40.1.13

Images of Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Demonstration Represented in New Media Contents: Focusing on Simulacra and Simulation  

Shin, Sein (Chungbuk National University)
Ha, Minsu (Kangwon National University)
Lee, Jun-Ki (Jeonbuk National University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.40, no.1, 2020 , pp. 13-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study attempted to understand the characteristics of images of scientific experiments represented and consumed on YouTube, a representative of today's new media. In particular, this paper analyzes the case studies of YouTube's hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiment based on Baudrillard's theory of Simulation and Simulacra, which discusses the strong status of images and the ambiguity of the boundary between virtual and reality. A total of 14 YouTube videos related to hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiments were analyzed. In those videos, hydrogen peroxide decomposition experiments were typically conducted with several signs representing scientific experiments, but the most important sign in the videos were bubbles produced through experiments. For more public consumption of the content, the bubbles resulted from hydrogen peroxide decomposition reproduced in YouTube have been transformed into a more spectacular image as 'super-huge' and 'explosive' bubble. Considering the influence of new media that can be accessed by students anytime and anywhere, it is positive that science experiments in new media enhance students' intimacy and access to science. At the same time, however, it is also important to note the danger that the purpose of scientific experiments will be limited to only 'showing specular images', due to the nature of new media, which mainly deals with immediate and superficial images. Furthermore, this study argues that improving students' science media literacy is required to critically examine the science-related images represented in the new media based on understanding the characteristics and limitations of new media that deeply affect daily life.
Keywords
New media; Scientific experiment; Simulacra; Spectacle; Science media literacy;
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