Utilizing a Laboratory Practical to Clear up Urban High School Students' Misconceptions of Newton's Second Law [electronic resource] : An Experimental, Action Base Research / Dennis Wairia and Patrice Juliet Pinder.

This activity discusses a unit exercise in which a physics practical was implemented during a laboratory session. The lab practical design was centered on Newton's Second Law. The practical was implemented in a high school setting. Further, through the administration of both a pre and post test...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Wairia, Dennis
Other Authors: Pinder, Patrice Juliet
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2008.
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