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Mawhinney, Matthew T.; O'Donnell, Mary Kate; Fingerut, Jonathan; Habdas, Piotr – Physics Teacher, 2012
The experiments described in this paper have two goals. The first goal is to show how students can perform simple but fundamental measurements of objects moving through simple liquids (such as water, oil, or honey). In doing so, students can verify Stokes' law, which governs the motion of spheres through simple liquids, and see how it fails at…
Descriptors: Physics, Mechanics (Physics), Science Experiments, Measurement
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Drewes, Charles; Cain, Kacia – American Biology Teacher, 1999
Presents an activity that allows students to observe crawling and swimming behavior in Lumbriculus variegatus, a freshwater oligochaete worm. Contains 12 references. (WRM)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Biology, Biomechanics