Tabletop Aurora Demonstrator.

Zaffo, Peter Alfred

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ERIC Number: EJ467734

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Tabletop Aurora Demonstrator.

Zaffo, Peter Alfred

Journal of Geological Education, v39 n1 p12-14 Jan 1991

A simple apparatus for studying various forms of the aurora borealis on a miniature scale can be constructed from a neon-storage flask, aluminum tape, a cardboard box, and a small piezoelectric ion gun of the type used to neutralize static charges on phonograph records. (PR)

Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Earth Science, Geology, High Schools, Higher Education, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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