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Physics Teacher, 1989
Compared is the mass of a dozen eggs with the mass of air in an empty refrigerator. An answer and reasons for the answer are provided. (YP)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Physics, Problem Sets, Science Materials

Page, R. L. – Physics Teacher, 1976
Diagrams and photographs are incorporated in an explanation of the physics involved in the skills of diving and swimming. (CP)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Instructional Materials, Mechanics (Physics), Motion

Young, Matt – Physics Teacher, 1989
Discusses the nature, resolution, focal length, and angle of a pinhole camera. Describes the development and some applications of the camera. Nineteen references are listed. (YP)
Descriptors: Light, Optics, Physics, Science Equipment

Freier, George; Eaton, B. G. – American Journal of Physics, 1975
Describes the construction of a demonstration to show optical activity of table syrup. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Laboratory Equipment, Optics, Physics

Ficken, George W., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 1976
Photographs illustrate several principles of physics which can be observed in everyday situations. (CP)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Mechanics (Physics), Optics, Photography

Gottlieb, Herbert H., Ed. – Physics Teacher, 1980
Provides instructions for building an inexpensive apparatus that measures the thrust of a model rocket engine as a function of time. (CS)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment

Bartlett, Albert A. – Physics Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Heat, Instructional Materials, Physics

Jones, Evan; Urone, P. Peter – Physics Teacher, 1976
Describes a rocket propulsion demonstration utilizing a child's wagon and a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. (CP)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Force, Laboratory Experiments, Mechanics (Physics)

Adler, Carl G.; Coulter, Byron L. – Physics Teacher, 1975
Describes the result of dropping objects of similar size and shape but of differing weight through air. Compares ideas on motion of Galileo and Aristotle. (GH)
Descriptors: College Science, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics

Gaede, Owen F.; Weller, Charles M. – Physics Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Film Production, Photography, Physics, Science Activities

Rioux, Frank; Harriss, Donald K. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Describes a self-consistent-field-linear combination of atomic orbitals-molecular orbital calculation on the valence electrons of lithium hydride using the method of Roothaan. This description is intended for undergraduate physics students.
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Physics

Barnes, George – Physics Teacher, 1990
Discusses the application of the laws of physics to natural phenomena, including Jackrabbit ears, transparent atmosphere, formation of ice, and long-wave radiation. (YP)
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Physics, Radiation, Radiation Biology

Spradley, Joseph L. – Physics Teacher, 1989
Describes the scientific work of several women, including Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Ida Noddack, Irene Curie, Marguerite Perey, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Maria Mayer. Discusses the connections between their discoveries. Thirty-six references are listed. (YP)
Descriptors: Females, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Radioisotopes

Derby, Stanley K.; Kruglak, Haym – American Journal of Physics, 1996
Describes an alternate method of demonstrating thin film interference fringes with a laser by using a microscope slide glass cover. (MKR)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Science), Higher Education, Lasers

Gardner, Robert – Physics Teacher, 1976
Describes an activity involving a transparent water filled box and a plane mirror in which the refraction of light rays is demonstrated. (CP)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Light, Optics, Physics