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ERIC Number: EJ320238
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics.
Minnix, Richard B.; Carpenter, D. Rae
Physics Teacher, v23 n5 p314-17 May 1985
Describes these tools for physics teaching: (1) stick with calibrations for measuring student reaction time; (2) compact high-pressure sodium lamps used to demonstrate spectra; (3) air pumps for fish tanks providing simple inexpensive motors; (4) a rotating manometer for measuring centripetal force; and (5) an apparatus for checking conservation of momentum. (DH)
Descriptors: College Science, High Schools, Higher Education, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science, Teacher Developed Materials
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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