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ERIC Number: EJ600153
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
An Experiment with Saxon Bowls.
Greer, Allan; Kincanon, Eric
Physics Teacher, v38 n2 p112 Feb 2000
According to historical stories, the Saxons placed a bowl with a hole in its bottom in water and used the time it took the bowl to submerge to limit orations. Describes a science activity in which students find a relationship between the diameter of the hole and the time to submergence. (WRM)
Descriptors: Graphs, Higher Education, History, Horology, Mathematical Models, Measurement, Science Activities, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Methodology, Secondary Education, Time
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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