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ERIC Number: EJ277084
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Mar
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Spring-Wound Toy Cars--Experiments in Mechanics.
Hanna, Charles
Physics Teacher, v21 n3 p177-81 Mar 1983
Use of spring-wound toy cars in kinematics experiments is described. The cars, used in place of traditional dynamics carts rolling down an inclined plane, are inexpensive, motivational, and give reproducible results. Details of acceleration experiments and suggestions for additional experiments are provided. (JN)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), High Schools, Mechanics (Physics), Motor Vehicles, Physics, Science Education, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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