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ERIC Number: EJ450630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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The Sound of Cymbals Crashing.
Levy, Sal
Physics Teacher, v29 n5 p272-73 May 1991
Presents an outdoor experiment to measure the speed of sound as a classroom experience to begin the teaching year. Measures the delay time from seeing and hearing crashing cymbals across a field to calculate the speed. Exposes students to experimental uncertainties and limits of uncertainty in measurement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Classroom Techniques, Data Analysis, High Schools, Measurement, Outdoor Activities, Outdoor Education, Physics, Postsecondary Education, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Statistical Analysis, Velocity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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