Modeling a Hot Wheels Loop

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Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

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Modeling a Hot Wheels Loop

written by Douglas Brown

In this activity a Tracker model is compared with a toy truck attempting to drive up and around a Hot Wheels vertical loop track. Three different videos show the truck entering the loop at different speeds.

For related EJS models see Particle Motion On A Curve and Particle Motion On A Vertical Elliptical Loop.

The zip file includes all three videos and pdf instructions.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).

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Last Modified: April 27, 2023
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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws - Motion in Two Dimensions = Projectile Motion - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration Education Practices - Active Learning = Modeling - Curriculum Development = Laboratory - Instructional Material Design = Activity General Physics - Computational Physics	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Laboratory

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Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. No restrictions if used for non-commercial purposes.
Rights Holder:: Douglas Brown
Type:: Zip file
Keywords:: amusement park, centripetal, circular, normal, track
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 31, 2012 by Douglas Brown
Record Updated:: April 27, 2023 by Douglas Brown
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 31, 2012

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