Looking for Scaling Laws, or Physics with Nuts and Shells.

Sheets, H. David; Lauffenburger, James C.

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ERIC Number: EJ590396

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Looking for Scaling Laws, or Physics with Nuts and Shells.

Sheets, H. David; Lauffenburger, James C.

Physics Teacher, v37 n6 p376-78 Sep 1999

Describes a physics laboratory exercise that focuses on an idea common to all scientific disciplines; that is, there are scaling laws that relate one measurable physical variable to another. (WRM)

Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Geometric Concepts, Graphs, High Schools, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Physics, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Volume (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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