Ann-Marie Pendrill and Gary Williams 2005 Phys. Educ. 40 527 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/40/6/003
Ann-Marie Pendrill1 and Gary Williams2
Show affiliationsThe use of playground rides as teaching tools is discussed with the emphasis being on slides and swings. A variety of different aspects of physics are covered including force, acceleration, friction, electrostatics and reflection. The physics content would be applicable to most age groups at some level.
45.05.+x General theory of classical mechanics of discrete systems
Issue 6 (November 2005)
Received 19 September 2005
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