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Ethan Minot
published by the Paradigms in Physics Program
This kinesthetic activity is designed to help upper division undergraduate students visualize "straight" lines on a rotating object. Students work in pairs and attempt to draw straight lines on a rotating balloon. The entire class wrap-up discussion includes students sharing their work, opening up the classroom for a conversation on trajectories of objects in a rotating reference frame.
This material is part of the Paradigms in Physics project at Oregon State University. This work promotes the use of active student learning in upper division physics courses. Both learning materials and learning strategies are provided to help both students and instructors.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=13608">Minot, Ethan. Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, August 23, 2013.</a>
AIP Format
E. Minot, (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), WWW Document, (http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/dokua963.html?id=activities:main&file=rfnorth).
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E. Minot, Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/dokua963.html?id=activities:main&file=rfnorth>.
APA Format
Minot, E. (2013, August 23). Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Paradigms in Physics Program: http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/dokua963.html?id=activities:main&file=rfnorth
Chicago Format
Minot, Ethan. Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, August 23, 2013. http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/dokua963.html?id=activities:main&file=rfnorth (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
Minot, Ethan. Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, 2008. 23 Aug. 2013. 1 May 2025 <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/dokua963.html?id=activities:main&file=rfnorth>.
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Author = "Ethan Minot",
Title = {Paradigms in Physics: Rocket from the North Pole},
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Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {August 23, 2013},
Year = {2008}
}
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