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This outstanding simulation from the University of Colorado lets you move an object on the screen and see the resulting graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration. Alternatively, you can set the values of these three quantities and watch the corresponding motion (and listen to the sound effects). Also, you can view the velocity and acceleration vectors, so you can see them change. Try it!!
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Cute, but...
Author: Jennifer Broekman It's very difficult to create a smooth position-time graph, so the acceleration-time graph is wild. Consequently, the acceleration vector becomes a distractor, rather than effectively illustrating what acceleration does.
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
9. The Mathematical World
9B. Symbolic Relationships
11. Common Themes
11B. Models
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsStandards for Mathematical Practice (K-12)
MP.4 Model with mathematics.
Expressions and Equations (6-8)
Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between
dependent and independent variables. (6)
Functions (8)
Define, evaluate, and compare functions. (8)
Use functions to model relationships between quantities. (8)
High School — Functions (9-12)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models? (9-12)
The Moving Man
(Editor: PhET)
Date: 03/31/2006
Date Description: The Moving Man The Moving Man, one of the Physics Education Technology (PHET) simulations developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is an outstanding resource for learning kinematics. The user moves the image of a man back and forth in one dimension with the mouse, and the simulation plots the position, velocity, and acceleration, each in a different color, for twenty seconds. The user can run the simulation again in slow motion, and, a moving vertical bar sweeps along the graphs, showing the time.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3226">PhET. PhET Simulation: The Moving Man. Boulder: PhET, March 22, 2005.</a>
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(PhET, Boulder, 2001), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man).
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PhET Simulation: The Moving Man (PhET, Boulder, 2001), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man>.
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PhET Simulation: The Moving Man. (2005, March 22). Retrieved December 14, 2024, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man
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PhET. PhET Simulation: The Moving Man. Boulder: PhET, March 22, 2005. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man (accessed 14 December 2024).
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PhET Simulation: The Moving Man. Boulder: PhET, 2001. 22 Mar. 2005. 14 Dec. 2024 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/moving-man>.
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Title = {PhET Simulation: The Moving Man},
Publisher = {PhET},
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Number = {14 December 2024},
Month = {March 22, 2005},
Year = {2001}
}
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