Frames of Reference: The Basics

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This is a lesson plan for teaching frames of reference. It is linked to text material on reference frames, aberration of light, and a very short introduction to the foundations of special relativity. This is a part of the larger site: Stargazers to Starships which teaches physics through astronomy and space science.

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Lframes1.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Newton's Second Law - Relative Motion General Physics - Measurement/Units	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Lesson/Lesson Plan

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Intended User:: Educator
Format:: text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 David P. Stern
Keywords:: intertial reference frames, relative velocity
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 11, 2004 by Cathy Ezrailson
Record Updated:: January 29, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: October 24, 2004
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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NSES Content Standards

Con.U: Unifying Concepts & Processes

K-12: Evidence, Models, Explanation

Con.B: Physical Science

9-12: Interactions of Energy & Matter

This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.

Topic: Measurement and the Language of Physics
Unit Title: Frames of Reference

Any measurement of position, distance, or speed must be made with respect to a reference frame. This item is 3-part module for teaching frames of reference. It contains background information, warm-up questions, and step-by-step procedures for lessons on the aberration of starlight and a non-mathematical introduction to the Theory of Relativity.

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Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Frames of Reference

This lesson plan is linked to text material on reference frames, aberration of light, and a short introduction to the foundations of special relativity.

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