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Exploratorium

Momentum Machine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If you have a rotating office chair in your classroom, you can have physics pupils participate in this simple, yet effective demonstration of angular momentum. One partner sits in the chair, arms outstretched, holding heavy weights. The...
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Teach Engineering

Accelerometer: Centripetal Acceleration

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Scholars build robotic arms that swing back and forth and use them to collect velocity and acceleration data. To analyze the results, pupils compare data to the equations for angular velocity and centripetal acceleration.
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DiscoverE

Art and Engineering Activity Packet: Grades 6-8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Build an appreciation of engineering. Pupils in grades 6-8 learn about science and engineering in a set of three engaging activities. They build spinning tops, construct wind structures, and create recycled paper as part of an engaging...
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Mrs. Burke's Math Page

The Amazing Pi Race

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Add a sense of excitement to your math class with this race across the country. Using their knowledge of all things circular, young mathematicians work in pairs answering a series of pi-related word problems as they hop from one city to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Gears: Determining Angular Velocity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work as engineers and learn to conduct controlled experiments by changing one experimental variable at a time to study its effect on the experiment outcome. Specifically, they conduct experiments to determine the angular...
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Applications of Trigonometric Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial explores applications of trigonometric graphs. Topics include simple harmonic motion and angular velocity. Definitions, an animation, examples, and practice exercises are included.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Applications of Radian Measure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
After demonstrating how to find arc length and sector area using radian measures, student can practice the concepts with the examples provided and play an interactive game involving angular velocity.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Momentum Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick activity to see how to speed up your spin on a chair.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Super Spinners!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Use this hands-on activity to demonstrate rotational inertia, rotational speed, angular momentum, and velocity. Students build at least two simple spinners to conduct experiments with different mass distributions and shapes, as they...

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