Humor in the Physics Classroom.

Peterson, Ivars

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ERIC Number: EJ237538

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Publication Date: 1980-Dec

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Humor in the Physics Classroom.

Peterson, Ivars

Physics Teacher, v18 n9 p646-50 Dec 1980

Provides examples of several ways that humor may be used in the physics classroom. Included are the use of cartoons, puns, visual puns, unusual units of measurement, scientific errors which have amusing consequences, posters, and amusing problem sets. (CS)

Descriptors: Humor, Instructional Materials, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

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Language: English

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