PET-Bottle Rocketry in Secondary Physics Education: An OBAFOG Project-Based Learning Experience Report
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Authors
- Pamela Alejandra E. SAAVEDRA
- Luiz Gustavo Escalante ELLIS
- Mayara Victoria Escalante ELLIS
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22879090
- Primary Topic
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00