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ERIC Number: EJ600146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
Cool in the Kitchen: Radiation, Conduction, and the Newton "Hot Block" Experiment.
Silverman, Mark P.; Silverman, Christopher R.
Physics Teacher, v38 n2 p82-88 Feb 2000
Discusses the history of the development of Newton's Law of Cooling. Describes an experiment conducted in the kitchen that is designed to test the rate of cooling of a hot block of iron. Finds that Newton's law does not represent very well the mechanism of heat loss. (Contains over 10 references.) (WRM)
Descriptors: Heat, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Physics, Science Experiments, Science History, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Temperature, Thermodynamics
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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