Article

Received 04.06.2025

Revised 15.10.2025

Accepted 23.12.2025

Published 02.01.2026

Retrieved from Vol. 28, No. 2, 2025

Pages 6 -13

Hetalo, A., Matiash, L., & Khorolskyi, O. (2025). Physics of the alive as an integrative component in the modernization of the physics curriculum: pedagogical approaches to implementation. Pedagogical Sciences, 28(2), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.33989/2524-2474.2025.2.06

Physics of the alive as an integrative component in the modernization of the physics curriculum: pedagogical approaches to implementation

Andrii Hetalo Liudmyla Matiash Oleksii Khorolskyi

The growing demand for interdisciplinary education highlighted the need to integrate the physics of the alive into physics curricula, as it provided a modern context for understanding natural phenomena and strengthens students' motivation to study physical sciences. The purpose of this article was to analyse pedagogical approaches for implementing the physics of the alive as an integrative component of modern physics education. The research was based on theoretical analysis and synthesis of educational and methodological literature, the comparison of interdisciplinary teaching models, and the generalisation of pedagogical experience within STEM-oriented learning environments. The study showed that effective implementation of the physics of the alive depends on interdisciplinary problems, laboratory experiments with biophysical content, and STEM projects combining physics, biology and technology. These approaches helped form associative and systemic thinking, increased the contextual relevance of physics, and enhanced cognitive engagement. Integrating biological examples into traditional topics (mechanics, thermodynamics, optics and electricity) helped students grasp physical laws via real-life phenomena. The analysis demonstrated that such integration promotes the development of research skills, critical and creative thinking, and fosters a holistic scientific worldview in learners. It has been proven that the integration of living physics has renewed the content of physical education, shaped the ability to combine natural and technological knowledge, and contributed to the development of research competencies necessary for innovation and sustainable development. The obtained results can be applied in updating secondary school and university physics curricula, designing interdisciplinary modules for teacher training, and developing STEM-based educational resources that connect physical concepts with living systems

physics of the living systems; interdisciplinary connections; integration; motivation; educational strategie
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