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Physics Classroom

Law Enforcement - Hit-and-Stick Collisions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do police determine the speed of a car that has hit a stopped vehicle? Scholars determine the momentum of the car system both before and after a collision. They identify instances where the law of conservation of momentum appears to...
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CK-12 Foundation

Angular Velocity: 200 Meter Dash

For Students 10th - 12th
Do curves slow runners down or help their speed? Pupils simulate a 200-meter dash to calculate the angular and linear velocity of a runner. They then determine whether the runner is faster around the curved section of the track...
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Physics Classroom

Trajectory - Angle Launched Projectiles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Horizontal and vertical speeds change as projectiles move through space. As part of a series on vectors and projectiles, scholars create vector diagrams to compare these speeds at various locations. They they determine the values for...
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Curated OER

Where Will Your Home be in a Million Years?

For Students 5th - 10th
For this house movement worksheet, students look at the gps website given and locate where their home may be and what climate change will take place in a million years. Students complete 9 questions.
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Velocity Vector in 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A program that will randomly move an object from one location to another in three-dimensional space. You must determine the three components of the velocity vector that is created by this movement and also the speed of the object during...