Ebrahim Zarei - Department of Basic Science, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
Salma Ehsani - Department of Basic Science, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

The atomic-level structure of crystalline solids can be difficult to comprehend. In this field, one of the subjects that students have basic misconception is void space in solids. In this work, a brief history of void space of solids has been studied. Also, a low cost strategy has been presented for reducing the misconceptions related to void space in solids using simple materials such as small glass beads and water. The idea of bridging analogies has been applied in the physics education community to help students for easy understanding of some concepts. For this purpose, in this study, this approach has been used for better comprehension of students of the void space concept in solids.

Crystalline Solids; Void Space; Misconception; Education