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technical implementer: the Show of Force Productions
This video-based resource provides a highly visual way to introduce basic physics concepts to high school students. Eight videos feature footage from the PBS series Circus to illustrate the laws of physics at work. Learn about projectile motion by watching jugglers; view trapeze artists to explore pendulum motion and linear momentum; watch as trick riders use centripetal acceleration to run their horses in circles without tiring them; investigate how acrobats use conservation of angular momentum to flip and twist. For deeper exploration, each video has a corresponding activity guide for teachers.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=13040">Show of Force Productions. Circus Physics. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010.</a>
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(Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2010), WWW Document, (https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=).
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Circus Physics (Public Broadcasting Service, Arlington, 2010), <https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=>.
APA Format
Circus Physics. (2010). Retrieved March 17, 2025, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=
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Show of Force Productions. Circus Physics. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort= (accessed 17 March 2025).
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Circus Physics. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. Show of Force Productions. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=>.
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@misc{
Title = {Circus Physics},
Publisher = {Public Broadcasting Service},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {17 March 2025},
Year = {2010}
}
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Circus Physics: Projectile Motion
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