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the American Physical Society
This site from Physics Central provides an activity with stacked blocks that shows how a tower breaks apart as it topples over. The site contains directions and an explanation of the physics. It also provides suggestions for other building projects and links to additional sites with more information.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4557">American Physical Society. Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers. College Park: American Physical Society, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
(American Physical Society, College Park, 2006), WWW Document, (http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm).
AJP/PRST-PER
Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers (American Physical Society, College Park, 2006), <http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm>.
APA Format
Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers. (2006). Retrieved April 20, 2024, from American Physical Society: http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm
Chicago Format
American Physical Society. Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers. College Park: American Physical Society, 2006. http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm (accessed 20 April 2024).
MLA Format
Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers. College Park: American Physical Society, 2006. 20 Apr. 2024 <http://www.physicscentral.org/experiment/physicsathome/towers.cfm>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Title = {Physics Central: Physics in the Toy Room: Toppling Towers},
Publisher = {American Physical Society},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {20 April 2024},
Year = {2006}
}
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