STYROFOAM

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books on: Styrofoam  - 617 results

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The Epigenesis of Mind: Essays on Biology and Cognition
Book by Susan G. Carey, Rochel G. Gelman; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991
Subjects: Cognition--Congresses, Cognition--Physiological Aspects--Congresses, Knowledge, Theory Of--Congresses, Learning, Psychology Of--Congresses, Learning, Psychology Of--Physiological Aspects--Congresses, Psychobiology--Congresses
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Real Metaphysics: Essays in Honour of D.H. Mellor
Book by Hallvard Lillehammer, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra; Routledge, 2002
...that a certain proposition is entirely about styrofoam. Then its truth value supervenes upon the totality of the worlds styrofoam. If two possible worlds were just alike with respect to their styrofoam - if they had styrofoam of just the same kind...
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Computers, Teachers, Peers: Science Learning Partners
Book by Marcia C. Linn, Sherry Hsi; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000
Subjects: Computer-Assisted Instruction--United States--Case Studies, Group Work In Education--United States--Case Studies, Science--Study And Teaching (Middle School)--United States--Case Studies, Science--Study And Teaching (Secondary)--United States--Case Studies
...casserole warm. They are asked why a Styrofoam container succeeds in keeping drinks...temp.____ Below room temp. ____ Styrofoam bowl Above room temp.____ Room...your answers? If a metal plate and a Styrofoam plate are in the same room, what will...
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Teaching Chemistry with Models
Book by R. T. Sanderson; D. Van Nostrand, 1962
Subjects: Atoms--Models, Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching
...10-1 Some Suppliers of Styrofoam 135...hold two "electrons" two-inch diameter styrofoam balls serve well and each shelf can...the transition metals. It consists of a styrofoam sphere like the others, but with representation...
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World Cultures through Art Activities
Book by Dindy Robinson, Rebecca Estes; Teacher Ideas Press, 1996
Subjects: Art--Study And Teaching (Elementary)--United States, Multicultural Education--Activity Programs--United States, Project Method In Teaching
...Journey Through China by Philip Steele. Styrofoam Tray Junks Materials: Found materials such as: Styrofoam trays, aluminum foil, straws, pipe cleaners...towels, and so on o Glue Using a Styrofoam tray as a base, construct a Chinese junk...
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journal articles on: Styrofoam  - 126 results

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Teaching for Understanding: a Study of Students' Preinstruction Theories of Matter and a Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Approaches to Teaching About Matter and Density
Journal article by Carol Smith, Deborah Maclin, Lorraine Grosslight, Helen Davis; Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 15, 1997
Subjects: Cognition In Children, Learning
...Justifications Weight and Divisibility of Styrofoam Intuitive understanding of + density...Theory 2). Weight and Divisibility of Styrofoam task. Students were asked whether two pieces of styrofoam, placed in their hands one at a time...
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The Effects of Volume on Perceived Heaviness by Dynamic Touch: with and without Vision
Journal article by Eric L. Amazeen; Ecological Psychology, Vol. 9, 1997
Subjects: Environmental Psychology--Periodicals
...experiments. The stimuli were composed of styrofoam cylinders attached to a wooden handle. Lead shot was evenly dispersed in the styrofoam cylinders to control mass. All six stimuli...volume were varied. These objects were styrofoam cylinders with 12 cm handles made from...
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Outdoor Measurements of the Influence of Aspect Ratio Performance on the Performance of Supply Air Windows
Journal article by M.E. Mcevoy, R.G. Southall, C.J. Martin; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 46, 2003
Subjects: Air flow--Research, Laminar flow--Research, Ventilation--Research, Windows--Design and construction, Windows--Research
...test space lining is constructed from Styrofoam sandwiched between MDF and plasterboard...cladding panels. The thermal conductivity of Styrofoam varies by 0.6%/degreesC from the standard...calculate the value, the conductivity of Styrofoam was first modified to take account of...
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Using Conceptual Models to Facilitate Conceptual Change: the Case of Weight-Density Differentiation
Journal article by Carol Smith, Lorraine Grosslight; Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 9, 1992
Subjects: Cognition In Children, Learning
...e.g., small grains of rice) and large light objects (e.g., styrofoam) weigh nothing at all ( Smith et al., 1985). Thus, although...were shown that an egg-shaped object (made of clay-covered styrofoam) sank in hot water but floated in cold water. Their task...
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From Physical Models to Biomechanics: A Design-Based Modeling Approach
Journal article by David E. Penner, Richard Lehrer, Leona Schauble; Journal of the Learning Sciences, Vol. 7, 1998
Subjects: Education--United States, Learning
...strips, rubber strips, springs, string, Styrofoam balls, tongue depressors, and wooden...nonfunctional hands--typically consisting of Styrofoam balls with five Popsicle sticks for fingers...excessive motion problem by mounting one Styrofoam ball on the distal end of the upper arm...
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magazine articles on: Styrofoam  - 345 results

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Styrofoam Print Techniques
Magazine article by Susan Smith; School Arts, Vol. 100, May 2001
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching, Drawing--Study and teaching, Foam--Works
Styrofoam Print Techniques. by Susan Smith While...and intently with materials such as papier-mache and Styrofoam that the instructor could hardly speak once the students...Following that summer course, I decided to incorporate Styrofoam print techniques with a unit online. In our departments...
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Twilight for Gas Guzzling, Polluting Livestock and Styrofoam
Magazine article by Austin Moran, Crys Shinall; E, Vol. 12, September 2001
Subjects: Automobile driving--Environmental aspects, Consumption (Economics)--Environmental aspects, Meat industry--Environmental aspects, Plastic foams--Recycling
...Guzzling, Polluting Livestock and Styrofoam by AUSTIN MORAN , CRYS...What is the best way to recycle Styrofoam? --Carol Torchia, Bellevue, WA There was no recovery system for Styrofoam, or expanded polystyrene (EPS) plastic...
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Red Pumps and Styrofoam Genders
Magazine article by Patrizia Dilucchio; Whole Earth, Winter 1998
Subjects: Sex role--Social aspects, Working women--Public opinion
RED PUMPS AND STYROFOAM GENDERS by PATRIZIA DILUCCHIO Frankly I dont spent...world were carved in marble are long gone. Todays rules are etched in Styrofoam. What are gender roles anyway, as we slouch ever closer to the...
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High Relief Block Printing
Magazine article by Michael Foster; School Arts, Vol. 89, November 1989
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching, Prints--Technique
...of drawing (incising) on slabs of thin Styrofoam and taking prints from the inked surface...supermarket gave me a stack of large white Styrofoam plates. "No charge," he said. "Theyre...idea was to cut shapes from the flat Styrofoam slabs, arrange them into a composition...
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Little to Big Sculptures
Magazine article by Judy Thornburg; School Arts, Vol. 99, April 2000
Subjects: Arts education--Curricula, Sculpture--Study and teaching
...float. He devised a method of laminating styrofoam pieces, for bulk, and "macheing" them...object to determine how many 2"-thick styrofoam pieces they would need to create a large-scale...sculpture from several views. The pieces of styrofoam were cut with hacksaw blades (a "handle...
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newspaper articles on: Styrofoam  - 310 results

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The Great Insulator Honest Sculptor of Lincoln Made from Styrofoam
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 23, 2007
...Honest Sculptor of Lincoln Made from Styrofoam. Byline: Steve Zalusky szalusky...The Seven Year Itch" - unveiled his Styrofoam sculpture of Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday...unveiling serves as the kickoff to a Styrofoam sculpture competition rivaling the success...
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Styrofoam to Styrobots
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 23, 2008
Styrofoam to Styrobots. Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard...like all that expanded polystyrene - commonly known as Styrofoam - in the corner of his Lawrence Hall studio. Theres contemporary...in the art world with his "Styrobots," robots made of Styrofoam that have appeared in galleries from the Bay Area to...
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Scores of Volunteers Scour Beaches
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), March 26, 2006
...from cigarette butts to medical waste to Styrofoam buoys. "Its kind of like a treasure hunt...Dunes pickup site. "Were finding lots of Styrofoam, plastic buckets, rope, fluorescent light...troop. "We learned that if the birds eat (Styrofoam), it will make them float and they would...
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Home Sweet Home Chef Offers Tips on How to Make the Best Gingerbread House
Newspaper article by Joan Broz; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 20, 2006
...starts with a 2- to 3-inch thick piece of white Styrofoam approximately 2 inches wider across the top...easier to handle and carry. May use thick Styrofoam from packaging electronics; Styrofoam offers a rigid, water-resistant surface. Consider...
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ENGINEERING Problem-Solving; Future City Would Use Fuel Cells
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 15, 2007
Subjects: Fuel cell industry, Fuel cells
...ENGINEERING Problem-Solving; Future City Would Use Fuel Cells. Byline: Shelley Widhalm, THE WASHINGTON TIMES From styrofoam, plastic, Plexiglas, cork and wood, 10 students at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington are building a scale model of...
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encyclopedia articles on: Styrofoam  - 4 results

 
 
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Styrofoam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STYROFOAM see polystyrene . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Polystyrene
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...acids, alkalies, oils, and alcohols. It is produced either as a solid or as a foamed plastic marketed under the trade name Styrofoam. Its many uses include electrical and thermal insulation, translucent window panels, storage-battery cases, and toilet articles...
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Colloid
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...dispersed in a liquid to form a foam (e.g., shaving lather or beaten egg white) or in a solid to form a solid foam (e.g., styrofoam or marshmallow). A liquid may be dispersed in a gas to form an aerosol (e.g., fog or aerosol spray), in another liquid to...
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Water Pollution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...widespread in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In addition, tarry oil residues are encountered throughout the Atlantic, as are styrofoam and other plastic rubbish. Plastic bits litter sections of the Pacific as far north as Amchitka Island near Alaska. Garbage...


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