"Piekara's Chair": Mechanical Model for Atomic Energy Levels.

Golab-Meyer, Zofia

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ERIC Number: EJ449207

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Publication Date: 1991

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"Piekara's Chair": Mechanical Model for Atomic Energy Levels.

Golab-Meyer, Zofia

Physics Teacher, v29 n4 p215-20 Apr 1991

Uses the teaching method of models or analogies, specifically the model called "Piekara's chair," to show how teaching classical mechanics can familiarize students with the notion of energy levels in atomic physics. (MDH)

Descriptors: Energy, Mechanics (Physics), Models, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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