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Peer reviewedAusten, David; Brouwer, Wytze – Physics Education, 1997
Describes an activity to study radioactive decay using charged balloons. Reports on readings of radioactivity taken at different locations in Edmonton, Alberta using balloons. (JRH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Measurement, Science Activities
Peer reviewedAguirre, Jose M.; Rankin, Graham – Physics Education, 1989
A questionnaire and demonstrations were used to identify students' conceptions about the composition of orthogonal velocities. Four questions from the questionnaire are provided and the results for each question are reported. The four implicit vector characteristics of this study are appended. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Foreign Countries, Fundamental Concepts, Higher Education
