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Metz, James – Physics Teacher, 2014
Light refracts as it travels from one medium to another. The angle of incidence "i" and the angle of refraction "r" are related by Snell's law, sin"i" ÷ sin"r"="k," where "k" is a constant. The diagram in Fig. 1 shows a geometric representation of the formula for light passing from…
Descriptors: Geometry, Scientific Principles, Light, Geometric Concepts
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Casas, Lluís; Estop, Euge`nia – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Both, virtual and printed 3D crystal models can help students and teachers deal with chemical education topics such as symmetry and point groups. In the present paper, two freely downloadable tools (interactive PDF files and a mobile app) are presented as examples of the application of 3D design to study point-symmetry. The use of 3D printing to…
Descriptors: Geometry, Models, Printing, Physical Sciences
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Whyntie, T.; Parker, B. – Physics Education, 2013
The Timepix hybrid silicon pixel detector has been used to investigate the inverse square law of radiation from a point source as a demonstration of the CERN [at] school detector kit capabilities. The experiment described uses a Timepix detector to detect the gamma rays emitted by an [superscript 241]Am radioactive source at a number of different…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Principles, Science Experiments