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ERIC Number: EJ520604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
"Hot Wheels" in the Laboratory.
Wade, Bob
Physics Teacher, v34 n3 p150-51 Mar 1996
Presents experiments that use the Mattel's Hot Wheels Top Speed toy set to show that work is a measure of energy transferred to or from a system. (JRH)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Energy, Foreign Countries, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Activities, Science Experiments, Secondary Education, Thermodynamics, Toys, Velocity
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Belgium; Newton Laws of Motion