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ERIC Number: EJ458333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics. Mechanical Equivalent of Heat.
Inscho, F. Paul
Physics Teacher, v30 n6 p372-73 Sep 1992
Suggests an apparatus to improve the measurement of the mechanical equivalent of heat. Describes the materials needed to construct the apparatus; the methodology of an experiment to measure the heat gained by lead shot falling through a distance of 100 meters; and the calculations made to register that gain. (MDH)
Descriptors: Calorimeters, Energy, Heat, High Schools, Kinetics, Laboratory Equipment, Measurement Equipment, Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Science Materials, Temperature, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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