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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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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Linear Momentum
= Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Motion in Two Dimensions
= 2D Acceleration
= Center of Mass
= Projectile Motion
- Newton's Second Law
= Interacting Objects
- Rotational Dynamics
= Conservation of Angular Momentum
- Work and Energy
= Conservation of Energy
Education Practices
- Technology
= Multimedia
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Collection
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Problem/Problem Set
= Student Guide
- Assessment Material
= Test
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Activity
- Assessment
- New teachers
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© 2010 Public Broadcasting System
Keywords:
classical mechanics videos, motion videos, physics videos, video analysis, video-based learning
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created November 18, 2013 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:
August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(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=).
AJP/PRST-PER
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 December 8, 2024, from Public Broadcasting Service: https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=
Chicago Format
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 8 December 2024).
MLA Format
Circus Physics. Arlington: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010. Show of Force Productions. 8 Dec. 2024 <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 = {2024}, Number = {8 December 2024}, Year = {2010} }
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%0 Electronic Source %D 2010 %T Circus Physics %I Public Broadcasting Service %V 2024 %N 8 December 2024 %9 text/html %U https://www.thirteen.org/search-results/?q=circus+physics#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22circus%20physics%22&gsc.sort=


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