Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Balloon

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written by Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group

This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics students relating to velocity and acceleration due to gravity. A hot-air balloon moves at uniform altitude toward a target on the ground. Given the height of the balloon above ground, its distance horizontally from target, and its velocity, the student must determine when the object should be released to hit the target. A Socratic-dialog "help" sequence is provided to encourage critical thinking as students do a guided conceptual analysis before attempting the mathematics.

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https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/03/balloo...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions = 2D Velocity = Position & Displacement Education Practices - Active Learning = Problem Solving	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Best practice = Problem/Problem Set = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2006 University of Illinois Physics Education Research Group
Keywords:: gravitational acceleration, homework problem, interactive problem, velocity
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 29, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: January 9, 2015 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 31, 2014
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Balloon. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/03/balloon_ie

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Balloon. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/03/balloon_ie (accessed 23 January 2025).

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Balloon. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 31 Aug. 2014. 23 Jan. 2025 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/03/balloon_ie>.

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