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This study investigates the application of a Wheatstone bridge, specifically through the utilization of a meter bridge constructed on chart paper using pencil graphite. Employing the Wheatstone bridge principle, this study aims to achieve precise measurements of an unknown resistance. Results indicate an error margin between measured and calculated...
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Several public schools and also universities in Brazil have few or none financial resources to acquire certain equipment for teaching physics. Nevertheless, it is extremely important that institutions, schools and universities offer laboratory conditions for the students, mainly in engineering courses, in order to get the first contact with physics...
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Environmental sustainability and the effective use of renewable resources are critical subjects that need to be integrated into our educational systems through practical, hands-on learning. This paper focuses on the fabrication of aluminium-air batteries using waste materials, providing an innovative and cost-effective DIY approach to energy storag...
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In almost all countries, the Ministry of Public Education has introduced the topics of special and general relativity into the high school curriculum. For example, in Italy the teaching of so-called modern physics (quantum mechanics and relativity) was introduced in the last year of high school. The students are approximately 18 years old and, alth...
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The current work presents unconventional but instructionally useful approaches to data analysis and modelling that allow for measurements of the acceleration due to gravity, g, using free-falling motion and the popular Tracker software. The two techniques detailed in this article illustrate the employability of the Pythagorean Theorem and the inver...
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Thermal insulation is an important topic in physics directly relevant to everyday life. Thermal insulation is used in the building and food industries. Thermal insulation is an effective way to extend the time food is kept below a critical temperature (5 °C for chilled food and −18 °C for frozen foods). An experiment was performed to simulate a pow...
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The cooling of liquid foods held in plates, bowls, or cups is an event encountered several times a day. Here, it is reported a simple practical activity that demonstrates the role played by different heat transfer mechanisms in that process. The experiments can be done even at home with basic kitchenware. The demonstrations show the important role ...
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In teaching physics, phenomena invisible to the naked eye are presented with Augmented Reality (AR) support. This research aims to create an AR-based module exemplifying static electricity applications in technology. The AR module explains static electricity in nanofiber fabrication, specifically electrospinning. Needs analysis reveals a necessity ...
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