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ERIC Number: EJ487275
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-3167
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Technology. The Hot Cup Caper. Probing for Scientific Knowledge.
Ramondetta, June
Learning, v22 n7 p65 Mar 1994
Students can explore temperature and heat conductivity by examining materials that make good cups for hot cocoa. Using temperature probes from computer-based science packages, students can measure gradual change in the liquid's temperature, watch as data are plotted on the computer, and explain why they chose a specific material. (SM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Teaching, Experiential Learning, Heat, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Temperature
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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