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ERIC Number: EJ327282
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Early Adolescence: The Strange Silos.
Leyden, Michael
Science and Children, v23 n2 p32-33 Oct 1985
A classical discrepant event involving surface area and volume can be illustrated by using paper, tape, and sand to make silos (one short, one tall) from two identical pieces of paper. Explanations of the activity and applications to packaging materials (cereal boxes) are presented. (DH)
Descriptors: Area, Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Mathematics Education, Physical Sciences, Science Activities, Science Education, Volume (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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