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the Public Broadcasting Service
technical implementer: the Show of Force Productions
This video-based resource explores the physics of projectile motion through the sport of juggling. It was developed to promote understanding of what happens when an object moves in two dimensions -- horizontal and vertical -- at the same time. It includes tips on how to incorporate the video into instruction, discussion questions, and accompanying classroom activities.
This resource was developed in conjunction with the PBS series Circus. See Related Materials for a link to the full set of 8 Circus Physics video-based lessons. Please note that this resource requires Flash.
Next Generation Science StandardsMotion and Stability: Forces and Interactions (HS-PS2)
Students who demonstrate understanding can: (9-12)
Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Forces and Motion (PS2.A)
Relationship Between Energy and Forces (PS3.C)
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsHigh School — Algebra (9-12)
Seeing Structure in Expressions (9-12)
High School — Functions (9-12)
Interpreting Functions (9-12)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models? (9-12)
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Title = {Circus Physics: Projectile Motion},
Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Year = {2010}
}
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