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Peer reviewedPeterson, Ivars – Physics Teacher, 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
