Physics In Relation to Manual Arts in Sweden.

This article focuses on teaching the construction of physics apparatus in various schools in Sweden. Manual arts of various types are collectively known as sloyd in the Scandinavian countries. Sloyd has been a part of the school curriculum in Sweden for many years. Recently a new type of sloyd instruction in which the subject is combined with physics has been introduced in Sweden and Denmark. There has always been some construction of physics apparatus in various schools in Sweden. This work was started at the Gothenburg State Normal School for Elementary School Teachers in Sweden. Some years ago the teacher of physics at this school recognized the need of giving training to teachers in the construction and the repair of physics apparatus. Sloyd is currently supplemented by this new addition. Physics-sloyd includes the rare combination into one course of the separate arts of paper, wood, and metal sloyd.