Toys as teaching tools in engineering: the case of Slinky®
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Jul 31, 2015
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Though not so much nowadays educationally exploited as it should be, toys are very useful resources in courses in science and engineering. A widely known toy, the Slinky ® , is used through this article to explain n a simple way important physical principles and to show how they have been applied for scientific and technological developments.
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Reif-Acherman S. Toys as teaching tools in engineering: the case of Slinky®. inycomp [Internet]. 2015 Jul. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];17(2):111-22. Available from: https://revistaingenieria.univalle.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria_y_competitividad/article/view/2194
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