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ERIC Number: EJ320236
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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DOING Physics--Physics Activities for Groups.
Zwicker, Earl, Ed.
Physics Teacher, v23 n5 p307-08 May 1985
Shows how an electric stud finder (available from hardware stores for $15-20) is used to detect changes in capacitance produced by changes in thickness of a medium or in dielectric constant. Also describes how to construct an inexpensive motor from a battery, rubber bands, ceramic magnet, and copper wire. (DH)
Descriptors: Electric Motors, High Schools, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Teacher Developed Materials
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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