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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
By taking a look at the energy of motion all around us, students learn about the types of energy and their characteristics. They first learn about the two simplest forms of mechanical energy: kinetic and potential energy, as illustrated...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hands on Activity: Animating Luxo Jr.

For Students 4th - 8th
Begin your career as an animator now! This lesson is a series of hand-drawn challenges which will introduce some basic animation principles and get you thinking about the physics of motion.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: On the Rebound

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students collect motion data for a bouncing ball using a motion detector. They analyze the data and attempt to find the exponential relationship between the bounce number and maximum height that the bounce reaches.
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Galton Board Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Simulate the binomial distribution of a Galton board as a ball is dropped into the device. Investigate the probability of the ball going to the right or to the left with each bounce off a peg.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Sparkanoid

For Students K - 1st
Each level presents a new challenge in this outer space Brakeout game! Bounce the ball off your pad to destroy the blocks. Gather powerful boosts and destroy your enemies. Can you clear the field without losing the ball or being hit by...
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Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Engineered Sports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in teams to investigate how aerospace engineering relates to sports, especially golf ball design and the physics of bounce. They use this information to determine whether these aerospace principles can be applied to...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Animation Basics: The Art of Timing and Spacing

For Students 9th - 10th
Expert timing and spacing is what separates a slide show from a truly amazing animation. TED-Ed demonstrates, by manipulating various bouncing balls, how the smallest adjustments from frame to frame can make all the difference. [6:42]
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature: Venezuela Pebble Toad

For Students 9th - 10th
Venezuela pebble toads have a very unusual defense mechanism, shared with only a few close relatives. They roll themselves up into a ball and bounce down the hill, away from danger. Learn more about the Venezuela pebble toad in this...
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Quincunx

For Students 9th - 10th
The Quincunx is a fascinating probability machine that demonstrates how distribution works. This page has an interactive Quincunx where you can adjust how many rows there are for the balls to bounce down when dropped. A link takes you to...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Insights Into Algebra 1. Workshop 4

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Determine the height of a bouncing ball by creating a quadratic function for each.
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Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Guided Energy Loss Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This guided lab is designed to have students investigate the amount of energy lost by a ball when it bounces. This guided activity is meant to be used as a pre-lab for students who will do this lab live. Students will get a certificate...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Animation 101

For Students 9th - 10th
Prove that you've successfully animated a bouncing ball.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Linear Interpolation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this 7-problem quiz/practice, calculate the position of a point using linear interpolation.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Charles Goodyear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Charles Goodyear.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Henry Morton Stanley

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Henry Morton Stanley.

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