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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Physics2
Science Instruction2
Teaching Methods2
Science Teachers1
Scientific Concepts1
Toys1
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Physics Education2
Author
Featonby, David1
Potts, A. W.1
Potts, J. V.1
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Journal Articles2
Reports - Descriptive2
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Primary Education2
High Schools1
Middle Schools1
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Catching Them Young!
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Potts, J. V.; Potts, A. W. – Physics Education, 2005
The Royal Society Partnership Scheme provides funding for group investigative project work in primary and secondary schools. We report here how the scheme was used to introduce a class of 10 to 11 year-old students to the excitement and discipline of hands-on investigative work with equipment that they would normally meet only in a secondary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Teaching Methods
Toys and Physics
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Featonby, David – Physics Education, 2005
Teachers looking for simple objects with which to explore physics could do a lot worse than return to the toys of their youth. Toys can capture students' attention, and many toys will behave in ways that can be used to explain forces, motion, electricity etc.
Descriptors: Toys, Physics, Science Teachers, Teaching Methods