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ERIC Number: EJ301861
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Darda's Demon and the First Law of Thermodynamics.
Butcher, Frank
Science Teacher, v51 n5 p53-55 May 1984
Describes an experiment in which the final speed of a toy car is predicted by measuring the elastic potential energy stored in its spring at the start and the energy lost to friction during the run. Conservation of energy is discussed and the necessary mathematical formulas are presented. (BC)
Descriptors: Energy, Motion, Physics, Science Education, Science Experiments, Secondary School Science, Thermodynamics, Toys
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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