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ERIC Number: EJ473553
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Planets and Pucks.
Brueningsen, Christopher; Krawiec, Wesley
Science Teacher, v60 n7 p39-41 Oct 1993
Presents a simple activity designed to allow students to experimentally verify Kepler's second law, sometimes called the law of equal areas. It states that areas swept out by a planet as it orbits the Sun are equal for equal time intervals. (PR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, High Schools, Learning Activities, Physics, Satellites (Aerospace), Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Kepler Law