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ERIC Number: EJ467721
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8121
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The Hooey Machine.
Scarnati, James T.; Tice, Craig J.
Science Activities, v29 n2 p30-35 Sum 1992
Describes how students can make and use Hooey Machines to learn how mechanical energy can be transferred from one object to another within a system. The Hooey Machine is made using a pencil, eight thumbtacks, one pushpin, tape, scissors, graph paper, and a plastic lid. (PR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Energy, Hypothesis Testing, Learning Activities, Middle Schools, Motion, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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