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This simulation demonstrates how vectors are used to represent velocity. As students drive a virtual car on a flat surface, vectors change in response to the changes in speed and direction. A graph of speed vs. time is displayed in real-time as the car is maneuvered. This resource can be adapted for use in middle school, Physics First, and conceptual physics courses. Background information and discussion questions are also provided.
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Next Generation Science StandardsDisciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Forces and Motion (PS2.A)
Crosscutting Concepts (K-12)
Patterns (K-12)
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)
Analyzing and Interpreting Data (K-12)
Developing and Using Models (K-12)
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)2. The Nature of Mathematics
2B. Mathematics, Science, and Technology
4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
11. Common Themes
11B. Models
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsHigh School — Number and Quantity (9-12)
Vector and Matrix Quantities (9-12)
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Vectors It can be difficult for beginning students to understand what a vector represents. This fun simulation allows them to watch vectors change as they drive a virtual car. Speed vs. Time is also displayed in a real-time companion graph. Note: This resource requires Flash. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=8381">WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, March 17, 2008.</a>
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(WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), WWW Document, (https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.accel/virtual-car-velocity-and-acceleration/).
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PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration (WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2004), <https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.accel/virtual-car-velocity-and-acceleration/>.
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PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration. (2008, March 17). Retrieved December 10, 2024, from WGBH Educational Foundation: https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.accel/virtual-car-velocity-and-acceleration/
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WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, March 17, 2008. https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.accel/virtual-car-velocity-and-acceleration/ (accessed 10 December 2024).
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PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2004. 17 Mar. 2008. 10 Dec. 2024 <https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfw.accel/virtual-car-velocity-and-acceleration/>.
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Title = {PBS Learning Media: Virtual Car-Velocity and Acceleration},
Publisher = {WGBH Educational Foundation},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {10 December 2024},
Month = {March 17, 2008},
Year = {2004}
}
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