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Publication Date: 2007-Jul
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The Physics of Fast Track
Kibble, Bob
Physics Education, v42 n4 p399-401 Jul 2007
Toys can provide motivational contexts for learning and teaching about physics. A cheap car track provides an almost frictionless environment from which a quantitative study of conservation of energy and circular motion can be made.
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Physics, Motion, Energy, Toys, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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