Teaching About Kinematics
Basic principles of motion are defined and a variety of activities provided for students from physical science to AP Physics. Materials may be used as suggested in the sequence outlined in the introduction.
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Introduction to Teaching about Kinematics
"...the whole burden of philosophy seems to consist in this: from the phenomena of motions to infer the forces of nature, and then from these forces to deduce other phenomena..." - Isaac Newton
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Making a One-Second Timer
For this activity, you are challenged to use simple inexpensive materials to construct a pendulum that takes one second to make a complete cycle.
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Where Am I?
There are several methods for locating a point in space. In this activity, you will locate a point in two dimensions using the rectangular coordinate system used in navigation.
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