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Peer reviewedLevy, Sal – Physics Teacher, 1991
Presents an outdoor experiment to measure the speed of sound as a classroom experience to begin the teaching year. Measures the delay time from seeing and hearing crashing cymbals across a field to calculate the speed. Exposes students to experimental uncertainties and limits of uncertainty in measurement. (MDH)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Classroom Techniques, Data Analysis, High Schools
