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Where am I?
written by Jim Nelson and Jane Nelson
This activity helps students understand concepts of position and coordinates. Students must locate points on a graph paper using either components or distance and angle.
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General Physics
- Measurement/Units
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- Middle School
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© 2004 Jim and Jane Nelson
Keywords:
cartesian coordinates, displacement, distance, polar coordinates
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created March 17, 2005 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
March 17, 2005 by Bruce Mason
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March 17, 2005

This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.


Topic: Measurement and the Language of Physics
Unit Title: Assessments

This activity, authored by an AAPT Physics Teacher Resource Agent, helps students understand concepts of position and coordinates. Students must locate points on a graph paper using either components or distance and angle.

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J. Nelson and J. Nelson, (2004), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2152&DocID=10).
AJP/PRST-PER
J. Nelson and J. Nelson, Where am I? (2004), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2152&DocID=10>.
APA Format
Nelson, J., & Nelson, J. (2005, March 17). Where am I?. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2152&DocID=10
Chicago Format
Nelson, Jim, and Jane Nelson. Where am I?. March 17, 2005. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2152&DocID=10 (accessed 14 February 2025).
MLA Format
Nelson, Jim, and Jane Nelson. Where am I?. 2004. 17 Mar. 2005. 14 Feb. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=2152&DocID=10>.
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@misc{ Author = "Jim Nelson and Jane Nelson", Title = {Where am I?}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {14 February 2025}, Month = {March 17, 2005}, Year = {2004} }
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