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, , Citation Ann-Marie Pendrill and Gary Williams 2005 Phys. Educ. 40 527 DOI 10.1088/0031-9120/40/6/003

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1 Department of Physics, Göteborg University, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden

2 Institute of Physics, UK

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  1. Received 19 September 2005

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Abstract

The 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.

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