Kung Fu Science

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written by Sam Rae
published by the Institute of Physics

This website offers a unique way to engage learners in basic physics concepts through Kung Fu martial arts. Concepts that play a role in martial arts include force, impulse, momentum, and conservation of energy. The resource blends video with sequenced conceptual support and scaffolded help with calculations. Voice narration makes the resource accessible to students with disabilities.

Editor's Note: The Web serves up a multitude of materials that claim to demonstrate the physics of various sports, but are inaccurate. However, this tutorial (sponsored by the UK's Institute of Physics) exemplifies an excellent resource that blends solid science with entertaining real-world activities.

http://www.kungfuscience.org/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws	- High School - Informal Education - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Tutorial - Reference Material - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended User:: Learner
Formats:: application/flash
text/html
video/quicktime
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2005 Institute of Physics
Additional information is available.
Merlot:: pending
Keywords:: Newton's laws, applications of Newton's Laws, impulse and momentum, martial arts
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created August 24, 2005 by Cathy Ezrailson
Record Updated:: December 2, 2011 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 8, 2005
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