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ERIC Number: EJ520612
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
Demonstrating Reduced Gravity.
Pearlman, Howard; And Others
Physics Teacher, v34 n3 p172-75 Mar 1996
Describes the construction of the Reduced-Gravity Demonstrator, which can be used to illustrate the effects of gravity on a variety of phenomena, including the way fluids flow, flames burn, and mechanical systems behave. Presents experiments, appropriate for classroom use, to demonstrate how the behavior of common physical systems change when gravity is nearly eliminated. (JRH)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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Identifiers: Microgravity; Newton Laws of Motion; Weightlessness