Interactive Mathematics: Curvilinear Motion

Learners get up close and personal with principles of motion. In this physics lesson, students collect and analyze acceleration data on amusement park rides. Learners use CBLs to collect data in this lesson.

Geometers prove that triangle PQR is congruent to triangle ABC by describing any combination of rotations, reflections, and translations that would prove it so. There is only this single task on the handout, but a detailed explanation of...

Young scholars calculate the distance between two points. For this geometry lesson, students use coordinates and the distance formula to find the distance. They perform an interactive lesson to solve the missing length.

It's time for your young artists to shine! Learners examine images to determine possible similarity transformations. They then provide a sequence of transformations that map one image to the next, or give an explanation why it is...

The tutorial explores applications of trigonometric graphs. Topics include simple harmonic motion and angular velocity. Definitions, an animation, examples, and practice exercises are included.

Learners compare two cell phone providers and relate those concepts to motion. In this algebra lesson plan, students identify the unknown in a problem using variables. They calculate the velocity, motion and displacement of different...

Middle and high schoolers participate in a seven-part lesson plan creating Escher-Esque tessellations. They demonstrate their knowledge of geometric transformations after viewing a PowerPoint presentation, conducting Internet research,...

Students simulate the motion of a fly ball with different winds. They use a partner to provide the simulated wind. Students draw a baseball diamond and the field on a piece of paper. They drag the pen across the paper to show the path of...

Learners discuss and give examples of Newton's three laws. They then answer questions in reference to Newton's three laws. One example of the questions that students answer is: A water-skier typically uses a 75 foot tow rope. The skier...

Learners use FoilSim interactive software to become familiar with the way in which the flow of air across or around an airfoil affects its ability to create lift.